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Orthopedics Physician

Cross Country Locums, Ardmore, OK, United States


Work Dates Needed: Start: July 17 -21 (7a-7a) with more dates coming
Ongoing 1-2 weekends/month
Preferred Schedule: Coverage type: Call only
ED ortho call: Ongoing; 9 call shifts per month, targeting 1 2 weekends per month
Call type: Beeper; answer all calls within 15 minutes and be onsite within 30 minutes when needed
Typical callback time: 0 to 2 4 hours per shift; 5 phone consults per 24 hours
Worksite Setting: Hospital
Department size: 150 beds; average 10 orthopaedic inpatients on service, 6 patients per shift listed
Support: 2 local integrated ortho surgeons plus 1 nonintegrated ortho with privileges
Hospital: Stroke certified; Trauma Level 3, PEDs Level 3
Scope of Work:
Role: ED orthopaedic call only bread and butter emergency ortho
Musthave: Surgeon who can and will do total hips and knees, especially able to fix hip fractures coming through ED; total knees helpful but not a deal breaker
Required skills (marked required):
Arthroscopy
Total joint replacement (hip, knee, other)
Joint revision/repair (shoulder, hip, knee, other)
Hand, tendon release/repair, peripheral nerve surgery
Spine with and without instrumentation (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
Percutaneous disc surgery
Privileges: Hospital/surgery center privileges and admissions required
License: Oklahoma or IMLC
Board Certified required by facility
Required certs: ACLS and BLS
EMR: Epic