Surgery, Full Time General Surgery Physician

ATC West Healthcare Services

ATC West Healthcare Services is seeking one Board-Certified General Surgeon to provide comprehensive acute care and clinic coverage for up to one year. The selected surgeon will function as a full-time member of the team, managing scheduled clinic visits, performing surgeries, providing post-operative care, and covering 24/7 hospital call while on assignment. Coverage is needed due to a recent retirement, with one surgeon working at a time in coordination with two additional providers.

Dates & Schedule

• Start Date: As soon as credentialed
• Coverage Model: 7 10 day block schedule for up to one year
• Days per Month: Approximately 20 days shared among 2 3 surgeons
• Shift Time: 5:30 a.m. 5:30 a.m. (24-hour responsibility while on assignment)
• Clinic Hours: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
• 24-Hour Call: Continuous while working (including nights and weekends)

March/April Dates:

• 3/23: Clinic (8a 5p)
• 3/24 3/26: Clinic + Call (5:30a 5:30a)
• 3/27 3/28: Call Only (5:30a 5:30a)
• 4/20 4/23: Clinic (8a 5p)
• 4/24: Call Only (5:30a 5:30a)

Typical Weekly Schedule:

• Clinic: patients/day (Mon), patients (Tues/Thurs PM)
• OR: Tues AM, Wed (full day), Thurs AM, Fri (full day)
• Weekend: 24-hour call coverage

Average Callback Hours:

• Weekday: 7.8 hours
• Weekend: 6.7 hours

Job Details & Responsibilities

Setting: Acute care hospital and outpatient clinic

Clinical Duties:

• See scheduled clinic patients ( per day)
• Perform approximately 10 surgeries per week ( 500 annually; 75% outpatient)
• Provide 24-hour call coverage, including ED trauma response
• Perform consultations, emergency surgeries, and post-operative care
• Manage approximately 2 inpatient admissions per week
• Practice as an integrated, full-time member of the hospital team

Required Procedures:

• Diagnostic & screening colonoscopies
• Diagnostic EGD
• Cholecystectomy
• Appendectomy
• Hernia repair with mesh
• Abdominal wall repair with synthetic substitute
• Excision of breast
• Skin excision
• Hemorrhoidectomy

Trauma Response:

Must respond to ED traumas including falls, MVAs, GSWs, stabbings, and blunt trauma cases

EMR Systems:

• Meditech: (hospital)
• eClinicalWorks: (clinic)

Support Staff:

Full hospital staff

Clinic MAs and RN support

Credentialing:

• Temporary privileges: available
• Self-Query NPDB: (within 30 days) required at submission
• No credentialing: with additional facilities

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Required:
• Board Certified in General Surgery
• Active Oregon medical license (or in process for May/June start)
• Completion of accredited residency (fellowship if applicable)
• Active ACLS, BLS, and DEA
• Ability to perform all listed required procedures
• Willingness to work in both clinic and hospital settings
• Ability to practice as a full-time team member
• Self-Query NPDB report (dated within 30 days of submission)
• Highly Preferred:
• Clean malpractice history (facility not interested in candidates with malpractice history)

About the Company:

ATC West Healthcare Services

Skills:

• Acute Care
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Air Traffic Control (ATC)
• Clinical Support
• Electronic Medical Records
• Fellowship
• Healthcare
• Hospital
• MEDITECH
• Medical Office Administration
• Outpatient Care
• Patient Admissions
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Schedule Development
• United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)