Description
CANDIDATE PARAMETERS:
M.D. or D.O.
Male or Female
American Citizen or FMG
Excellent communication skills and empathy are required
Board-Certified (or Board-Eligible for Residents)
Resident or Practicing Physician. Any Experience Level
Must have very good to excellent malpractice history with current coverage
Must not have been a sanctioned party
When on call, must immediately respond and be at the hospital immediately within 30 minutes
GENERAL SURGERY PRACTICE DESCRIPTION:
Joining a team of 1 general surgeon and 1 physician assistant
The current practice model requires 2.0 surgeons primarily because of call availability
Need outside recruitment effort for another full-time or near full-time provider to be here regularly
Responsibilities/Schedule:
Provide medical, surgical, and consultative care for patients requiring the service of a General Surgeon in the ED, admitted to the hospital, or at the request of another member of the staff
26 work weeks per contract year
Primary practice is located on the campus of UPMC Cole, allowing easy OR access.
Operating Room block time two days/week, emergency cases added as required, and other add-on cases as schedule permits.
Anesthesiologists are available 24/7 with a full team of CRNAs
The practice:
Established practice
Typical scope of General Surgery practice for a community hospital.
Clinic EMR is EPIC, a component of Meditech that serves the hospital (to be replaced with 2-3 years).
Equipment
o Laparoscopic scopes, fully equipped, ultrasound-guided capabilities
o CT Scanner on site
Other interests that may be considered/ valuable areas of interest include surgical oncology/breast (women?s health center here/ doing mammography); laparoscopic procedures (such as OBGYN is going).
o No Robotics
o No bariatrics
The suite is well-appointed in the Medical Office Building on campus- great clerical and clinical support: seasoned, excellent employees.
Common Surgeries being performed:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
hernia repair inguinal and epigastric
breast biopsies,
breast lumpectomy,
excision of cysts or lesions,
appendectomy open or laparoscopic
Bowel resections
Diagnostic laparoscopies
Central venous access procedures
Excision of cysts, moles, etc
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