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General Surgeon
Job Location:
Job Location:
Hazard, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
8 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
5 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
JOB OVERVIEW
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Job Id: L-MD-06263
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: General Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Hazard KY
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Call Only
- Coverage Period: Oct 23 2026 Ongoing
- On-Call Shift Schedule: 24-hour call 7am 7am
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel Lodging and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Vendor
- Oct 23 Oct 26 (7am 7am)
- Oct 29 Nov 2 (7am 7am)
- Nov 26 Nov 30 (7am 7am)
- Dec 24 Jan 3 (7am 7am)
- Average Daily Volume: 10-15 patients/day
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
- Phone Consults: 10
- Case Mix: General Surgery Trauma Wound Care
- EMR System: MediTech
- Support Staff: PA/NPs: 1 Office Staff: 1
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Required
- General Surgery (Adult Pediatric Neonate Trauma)
- Laparoscopic Surgery (Appendectomy Cholecystectomy Hernioplasty Nissen Fundoplication)
- Head/neck surgery (including thyroid)
- Chest wall/pleural procedures
- Breast surgery
- Obstetric & gynecologic surgery (Cesarean section D&C Hysterectomy)
- Liver surgery
- GI endoscopy (Upper Lower Sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy)
- Minor Orthopedics
- Hand Surgery
- Ventilation management
- Chest tube insertion
- Central line insertion
- PA Catheter placement
- Laser certification
- Vascular Surgery (Aneurysm repairs (Thoracic Abdominal) Arterial bypass (Peripheral) Vascular access devices (AV shunt))
- Plastic Surgery (Artesias (Esophageal Intestinal Biliary) Abdominal wall defects (Gastroschisis Umbilical defects Hernia Omphalocele Diaphragmatic hernia) Imperforate anus PDA ligation)
- General Surgery (Adult Pediatric Neonate Trauma)
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Active KY License or Universal License (IMLC)
- Certifications: BLS ACLS
- Perform emergency general surgery procedures including bowel resection trauma surgery and perforation repairs
- Manage incision and drainage of abscesses and wound care
- Provide on-call coverage for emergency surgical consultations and interventions
- Utilize advanced surgical skills as needed (laparoscopic vascular plastic surgery)
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation in the EMR system (MediTech)
