Locum Tenens - Advanced Practice - Trauma Surgery position opening in: Lima, OH
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Surgery-General
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/15/24
**Locums NP/PA Trauma-Surgery - Lima, OH**
**Assignment Dates**
- Start Date: December 2024
- Contract Length: 3 months to start
- Schedule: Mix of weekdays and weekends, preference for open weekend shifts
**Coverage Need**
- Reason for Coverage: Full-time APP on medical leave
**Position Details**
- Location: Lima, OH
- Practice Setting: Inpatient, includes daily rounding, new consults, and admits
- Patient Volume: 6-12 patients per day
- Documentation System: Epic
- Trauma Level: 2 (Adult)
- Supervising Physician: Trauma attending surgeon (available within 15 minutes or via phone call)
**Submissions Requirements**
- Board Certification Required (ANCC, AANP, NCCPA)
- Active Ohio License and DEA Required
- Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, PALS, ATLS
- Trauma experience required (no new grads)
- Clean history
**Skill Requirements**
- Required Procedures/Functions:
- Suturing minor lacerations
- Responding to ED trauma alerts
- Surgical consultations, ER admissions, and facilitating discharges
- House Codes - Rapid Response Team
- Completion of bedside FAST exams
- Patient Demographic: Treat/stabilize patients from birth to geriatric (5% pediatric, 35% adult, 60% geriatric)
**Additional Details**
- Specialty Backup Available: Emergency medicine, internal medicine, critical care, and multiple other subspecialties for inpatient procedures
- Lodging Provided: $150/night