Anesthesiology Physician at Ascend Medical Staffing summary:
Anesthesiology Physician providing locum tenens coverage in the Oklahoma City area, practicing in both clinic and call settings. The role requires board certification and includes managing cases such as orthopedic surgery, general surgery, and pediatric anesthesia, with an average of 3-8 cases per day, as well as supervising CRNAs. Flexible scheduling options and a light call burden make this position appealing for both full-time and part-time arrangements.
Locums Anesthesiologist - Oklahoma City vicinity-Practice Setting: Clinic & Call
-Must be Board Certified
-Temp Privileges Available
-Must have Active OK License
Start Date: ASAP - by 4/1/22 at latest
End Date: Ongoing
-Types of cases/surgical specialties: Ortho, general surgery, GI sedation, general pediatrics (BMT, T&A), adult ENT, GYN, spine, cataracts. (All are bread and butter cases.)
-Acuity of patients:
o ASA 1-5e? 1-3
-No Trauma services
-Avg. Patients/cases per day: If doing own cases: 3-8 cases/day on average. If supervising: will supervise 4 rooms w CRNAs
Total ORs: 21
Total ORs running daily: 16-21
Shortest commitment timeline: Would like to see 12 week commitment if possible, but flexible.
Willing to use 2-3 providers to cover the locums schedule
Alternate work week is negotiable: M-Th, T-F, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, etc. Split coverage: will negotiate shifts. Each FTE equivalent would need to take 2 weekend calls (F-Su) per quarter. If a split FTE, then each can take 1 weekend call/quarter. There would also be weekday evening call at approximately 8 per quarter.
Calls are distributed equally. The call burden is light and call doc generally comes in at 1200. Rarely get called in overnight or on weekends.
Prefer full time coverage
MDs on site / support staff / other details: 3 facilities (21 total ORs), two facilities (8 ORs each plus GI) will have a morning doc supervisor and an afternoon doc supervisor, the third facility (3 ORs) will have docs doing their own cases. Docs will supervise CRNAs in 4 rooms, and CRNAs will work in collaboration with the surgeon in the other 4 rooms. The supervising doc at each facility can be available for consult or assistance to any CRNA if needed. We have a total of 16 CRNAs.
Keywords:
Anesthesiologist, Locum Tenens, Oklahoma City, Board Certified, Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Surgical Specialties, CRNA Supervision, Flexible Scheduling, Healthcare
