General Surgeon

KurzSolutions•Spokane, WA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, WA, is seeking a General Surgeon to provide direct patient care and surgical services to veterans. This role involves approximately 95% direct patient care, including pre-operative and post-operative evaluations, and performing general surgical procedures. The surgeon will participate in morbidity and mortality conferences and provide consultative services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Procedures are to be scheduled within 30 days of consultation. Documentation, including pre-operative notes and operative reports, must adhere to timeliness requirements. The facility does not require specialty cases such as GI scopes, vascular, bariatric, colon/rectal, C-sections, trauma, or breast surgeries. The average patient volume in the clinic is 7-10 cases per day, with 2-5 surgeries performed weekly. The call ratio is every 3rd day, with callbacks primarily for emergencies and a low expectation for them. A DaVinci robot is available at the facility. The work schedule is a 40-hour work week with on-call duties 10 days per month (16 hours per day) and every 3rd weekend coverage.

Requirements

Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
Board certified by the American Board of General Surgery.
Currently certified in BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certifications.

Nice To Haves

No specialty cases required (ex. no GI scopes, vascular, bariatric, colon/rectal, C-sections, trauma, breast, etc.)
Patient volume in the clinic setting is an average of 7-10 cases per day.
Currently, there are two permanent general surgeons on staff.
The average number of surgeries performed per week is 2-5 cases.
Call ratio is every 3rd day.
Call backs are only associated with emergencies, and as such are difficult to accurately predict, but the expectation for callbacks is very low.
There is a DaVinci robot at the facility.
The schedule is established as such: a 40-hour work week plus on-call 10 days per month/16 hours per day, and on-call weekends coverage (every 3rd weekend).

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, estimated to be approximately 95% of the time.
Be present in the operating suite for all General Surgery procedures.
Discuss all cases in morbidity and mortality conferences and provide appropriate information for departmental reports.
Provide consultative services at the patient's bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and in the clinic setting if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic.
Schedule procedures for completion within 30 days of the date of consultation.
Enter a pre-operative progress note documenting findings, diagnosis, plan of treatment, discussion of surgery with the patient, and choice of the specific procedure before it is performed (if circumstances permit).
Document operative reports immediately after the operation or procedure, describing the procedure, operative findings, and condition of the patient.
Provide all General Surgical Services, including pre-operative and post-operative evaluation and follow-up, in addition to the operative session.
Follow all timeliness requirements for documentation, including operative notes, operative reports, and admission and/or pre-procedure notes.