Trauma Surgeon

• Job Id: L-MD-61054
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Trauma Surgery
• Job Type: Locum-to-Permanent
• Location: Fort Wayne, IN
• Service Setting: Inpatient, Outpatient
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
• Coverage Type: Clinical + call
• Shift Schedule: 7AM – 5PM
• Clinic on Tue & Thu
• Call Schedule: Nights; 5PM – 7AM; back-up call

Shift/Clinic Coverage: Primarily covered by APPs, with the surgeon seeing a few patients designated as "MD only". These are patients with ongoing wounds or need for future surgeries (eg, interval appendectomies, cholecystostomy tubes needing future cholecystectomy)

• Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

Patient Information

• Average Daily Volume: 10-20
• Admissions Required: Yes
• Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
• Case Mix: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery

Facility Information

• EMR: Cerner
• Support Staff: RNs: 3, PA/NPs: 3, Office Staff: 2
• Day team has 2 surgeons & 2 APPs; The night team has 1 surgeon & 1 APP, who cover the whole service.
• Trauma Level: II
• Facility PEDs Level: II
• Beds in the Dept: 25
• Types of ICU: MSIC, CVIU, CICU

Privileges & Compliance

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

Job Requirements

• Board: BC in General Surgery and Critical Care
• Active IN license

CSR, DEA

• ATLS
• Must have Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
• Clean NPDB and malpractice background

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide trauma and surgical critical care coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
• Manage ICU patients (MSICU, CVIU, CICU) and emergency general surgery.
• Supervise and collaborate with APPs in both day and night teams.
• Perform surgical procedures including laparoscopic, vascular, and trauma surgeries.
• Participate in call schedule and provide backup coverage as needed.