General Surgeon
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Job Description
- Job Id: 101973
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: General Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Poplar Bluff, MO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Call Only
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Call Schedule: TBD
- 10 days/month
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 1:3
- Call Response Time: 30 Minutes
- Callback %: 80
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Malpractice insurance provided by Vendor; travel and lodging not specified.
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 6-10
- Admissions: 3-5
- Rounding: Yes
- Phone Consults: 3-5
Facility Information
- No. of OR: 10
- EMR System: Cerner
- Support Staff: RNs: 2, MAs: 1, Office Staff: 2
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified
- Licenses: Licensed in MO
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive surgical care to inpatients, including consultations and emergency surgeries.
- Perform and supervise surgical procedures as required.
- Manage post-operative care and patient rounding.
- Participate in on-call coverage on a rotating schedule.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient management.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive surgical care to inpatients, including consultations and emergency surgeries. Manage post-operative care, patient rounding, and participate in on-call coverage.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified General Surgeon with a valid Missouri license. Requires current BLS, ACLS, ATLS, and PALS certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 96% have no call, 79% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Poplar Bluff
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $189k
- Median resident rent
- $760/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.