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Surgery - General Physician

dothan, alabama • Posted 4 days ago
Onsite Full Time Healthcare & Medical

Locums General Surgery Call Dothan, AL (AL or IMLC) Why This Role

  • Defined weekend call assignment
  • Call-only coverage with no clinic responsibilities
  • Cerner EMR
  • Level III trauma facility
  • Assignment Details
  • Coverage: October 9 at 7:00 a.m. ÄìOctober 11, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. CST
  • Setting: Inpatient
  • Call Type: Beeper
  • Response Time: 30 minutes
  • Responsibilities: Inpatient consults, emergency-department coverage, and rounding on assigned patients
  • Volume: Approximately 20 patients and 10 phone consultations per shift
  • Callback Rate: Approximately 15%
  • Facility: 200 beds; Level III trauma designation
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Credentialing: Approximately 30 days
  • Temporary Privileges: Available
  • Requirements
  • Board-certified or Board-Eligible General Surgeon
  • Active Alabama license or IMLC eligibility
  • Current ACLS and BLS
  • Adult general surgery and trauma experience
  • Ability to perform laparoscopic appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and Nissen fundoplication
  • Competency with chest tubes, central lines, and vascular-access devices
  • Availability for the complete coverage block
  • Clinical Details
  • Evaluate inpatient and emergency-department general surgery consultations
  • Round on assigned surgical patients
  • Provide urgent and emergent general surgery care
  • Perform required laparoscopic and chest wall or pleural procedures
  • GI endoscopy, liver surgery, and broader vascular surgery skills are preferred
  • No clinic, APP supervision, or teaching responsibilities

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