We are seeking a Locums
Trauma/Acute Care Surgery (ACS) Physician to join a surgical program in Paducah, Kentucky. This is a full-timeopportunity with a unique
26-weeks-per-year schedule ,allowing for an excellent work-life balance while providing comprehensivetrauma and acute care surgical services.
Position Highlights
- Schedule: 26 weeks per year
- Block Schedule: 2 weeks on/2 weeks off preferred; longer or shorter blocks may be considered
- Daily Consults: Approximately 1-2
- Average Operations: Approximately 1 per day
- APP Support: None initially
- ED Annual Volume: Approximately 39,680 visits
- Projected Annual Consults: Approximately 492, with volume expected to increase
- Projected Annual Operations: Approximately 359, with volume expected to increase
Practice Opportunity This is an opportunity to helpestablish and grow a developing Trauma/ACS surgical program. The selectedphysician will provide surgical consultation and operative management fortrauma and acute care patients, working alongside an initial team of two surgeons.
The
26-week annual schedule provides substantialflexibility and allows physicians to enjoy extended periods away from thehospital while maintaining a full-time compensation structure.
Requirements:
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Trauma/Acute Care Surgery or a related surgical specialty
- Experience managing acute care and trauma surgical patients
- Comfortable providing independent surgical consultation and operative care
- Ability to work effectively in a developing surgical program
- Strong clinical and communication skills
- Willingness to participate in a flexible block schedule
Extras:
- Generous (above market) hourly rate per 24 hour shift
- All travel arrangements provided and booked by the group, on top of the per shift rate
- Med-mal and tail insurance covered
- Personal locums consultant to manage credentialing and scheduling shifts
