What are the responsibilities and job description for the Locum Physician - Orthopedic Surgery position at 77 consultants?
**Specialty**: Orthopedic Surgery
**Practice Structure**: Combination of clinic and call responsibilities, encompassing both inpatient and outpatient services.
**Schedule**: - Full-time commitment, integrating inpatient and outpatient duties.
- Call requirements: 10-11 days per month. - Call shifts span from 7 AM to 7 AM.
- Non-call working hours will primarily involve outpatient clinic and OR responsibilities.
- Clinic Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Proposed Office Days: Monday and Wednesday (subject to negotiation)
- Proposed OR Days: Tuesday and Thursday (subject to negotiation)
**Scope of Practice**: - Full-spectrum Orthopedic Surgery with a preference for candidates with a trauma background, covering all musculoskeletal trauma and elective procedures.
- Office responsibilities to include handling new and established patients, performing injections and procedures, addressing elective surgeries, reassessing follow-ups from emergency cases, and managing comprehensive outpatient orthopedic care.
- Call duties to involve consultations, rounding, emergent surgical interventions, general orthopedic care, and responsibilities in a level 2 trauma center.
**Clinical Support**: - Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) available in the clinic, contingent on current patient volume; no supervision needed for APPs.
**Technology**: - Utilization of EPIC for Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Dragon for dictation.
**Qualifications**: - Must possess comprehensive experience in orthopedic surgery.
- Trauma background is preferred. - Certification in Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) is required.
**Case Logs**: - Must provide documentation of performing 50 orthopedic surgery cases within the last 12 months.
**Proctoring Requirements**: - Proctoring required for the initial five surgical cases performed.
**Credentialing Timeline**: - Credentialing typically takes around 30 days; however, applications are prioritized based on the intended start date.
**Candidate Evaluation**: - Candidate must meet all specified job qualifications.
- Board Certified (or actively Board Eligible).
- Background check returns clear.
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) search clears.
- Active Michigan medical license/participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) is mandatory.