What are the responsibilities and job description for the Locum Tenens Neurosurgeon — Hospital-Based Inpatient Coverage (Lima, OH) position at AAS Healthcare Staffing?
Board-certified locum neurosurgeon needed for hospital-based inpatient coverage in Lima, Ohio.
Assignment details
- Dates: September 24–October 5
- Setting: Hospital inpatient (Level II Trauma Center)
- Patient population: Adults and geriatric patients
- Operating rooms: 10
- Neurosurgeons on staff: 1
- EMR: Epic
Clinical responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive neurosurgical care for adult trauma and complex cranial and spinal cases, including emergency and neurocritical care.
- Perform evaluation, operative management, and postoperative care for traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, aneurysms, brain tumors, and other cranial pathologies.
- Manage intracranial pressure: burr holes, intracranial pressure monitor placement, ventriculostomy, ventricular taps.
- Perform cerebrospinal fluid procedures: ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion, revisions, taps, and programming.
- Provide trauma repair and clot removal as indicated.
- Perform movement disorder procedures and deep brain stimulation (DBS) as indicated; participate in stereotactic radiosurgery care when applicable.
- Provide full-spectrum spine care: discectomy, laminectomy, spinal fusion, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, stabilization and reconstruction.
- Participate in on-call coverage and coordinate care with trauma, critical care, and ancillary teams.
Credentials and requirements
- Board certified in Neurosurgery
- Active Ohio medical license (or ability to obtain quickly)
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications
Logistics
- Hospital-based assignment; Epic EMR in use
- Collaborative practice with one on-site neurosurgeon and multidisciplinary teams