General Surgery Job In Coudersport, Pennsylvania
General Surgeon
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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