Neurosurgeon
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Job Description
- Job ID: A-MD-69707
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Neurosurgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lima, OH
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Period: Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
- Coverage Type: Call only
- Call Schedule: 24-hr call; 7a-7a
- Surgeon in Practice: 1
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Adult and geriatric patients
- Case Mix: Neurosurgery (trauma, vascular, tumor, spinal)
Facility Information
- Trauma Level: II
- EMR: Epic
- No. of Beds: 363
- No. of ORs: 10
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 60-90 days
Required Procedures
- Neurosurgery Cases ADULT; TRAUMA
- Clot Removal
- Aneurysm Repair
- Tumor Removal
- Brain Bleed Stoppage
- Trauma Repair
- Shunt Insertion or Revision
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Deep Brain stimulation (DBS)
- Cranial Burr Holes
- Intracranial Pressure Monitor or Insertion of
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Movement Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury; Neurocritical Conditions
- Ventricular Taps
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt/taps/reprogramming
- Ventriculostomy
- Diskectomy
- Spinal Fusion
- Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty
- Spine Stabilization & Reconstruction
- Diskectomy Laminectomy
- Spinal Fusion
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
- Spine Stabilization and Reconstruction
Job Requirements
- Board: BC
- Licenses: Active Ohio State License or IMLC
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Flu vaccination
- COVID vaccination report (preferred)
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive neurosurgical care for adult and geriatric patients in a hospital-based inpatient setting.
Perform a wide range of cranial and spinal procedures including trauma repair, tumor resection, aneurysm repair, and spinal fusion.
- Manage neurocritical conditions, including traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhages.
- Provide 24-hour on-call coverage for neurosurgical emergencies.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and utilize Epic EMR for documentation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive neurosurgical care for adult and geriatric patients in an inpatient hospital setting. Perform a wide range of cranial and spinal procedures while providing 24-hour on-call coverage for emergencies.
Requirements
Must be a board-certified neurosurgeon with an active Ohio state license or IMLC. Requires BLS and ACLS certifications, along with proficiency in Epic EMR documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 37 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 95% have no call, 89% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Lima
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $162k
- Typical market rent
- $1,204/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.7
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lima, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
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