Locums Adult & Pediatric ENT Physician — Weekend Hospital Call (Worcester, MA)

A well-established healthcare system in Worcester, Massachusetts is seeking an experienced otolaryngologist to provide weekend locum coverage for their busy hospital-based ENT service. This role focuses entirely on on-call responsibilities—there are no clinic duties—and offers the chance to extend beyond the initial assignment.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide weekend call coverage for both adult and pediatric ENT patients.
• Evaluate and manage ENT emergencies, inpatient consultations, and trauma-related cases.
• Perform bedside procedures and operative interventions as clinically needed.
• Collaborate closely with emergency medicine, hospitalists, surgical teams, and resident physicians.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation.

Assignment details

• Dates: August – September 2026, with potential to extend.
• Coverage: Two weekends per month.
• Shift: Friday 4:00 PM through Monday 6:00 AM.
• Setting: Hospital-based, on-site coverage.
• Responsibilities: 100% on-call; no clinic duties. Surgical coverage expected.

Procedures you should be comfortable performing

• Cerumen removal
• Diagnostic laryngoscopy and nasal endoscopy
• Excision of tongue fold lesions
• Emergency ENT evaluations and interventions
• Trauma-related ENT care

Qualifications

• MD or DO.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Otolaryngology.
• Experience treating both adult and pediatric patients; trauma experience required.
• Active Massachusetts medical license is required prior to start (time-sensitive need).
• DEA registration required.

If you thrive in a fast-paced hospital setting, enjoy working with trainees, and are comfortable managing both routine and emergent ENT issues across age groups, this could be a great fit.