Neurosurgeon

Job Quick Facts

• Specialty: Neurosurgery
• Job
• Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility
• Location: Colorado Springs, CO
• Service
• Setting: Inpatient
• Reason
• For
• Coverage: Supplemental
• Coverage
• Period: ASAP - Ongoing
• Coverage
• Type: Call only
• Call
• Schedule: 24-hr call; Weekends
• Fri (7a) - Mon (7a)
• Patient
• Demographics: 17 yrs or older
• Annual
• ER
• Volume: 100,000
• Physicians in
• Practice: 6 Neurosurgeons
• Procedures/Duties:
• Spinal Intrumentation
• Tumor removal, brain bleed stoppage, Trauma repair
• Shunt insertion/revision, Cranial burr holes, intracranial pressure monitor
• Intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury
• Neurocritical conditions, Ventricular taps
• Ventriculoperitoneal shunt/taps/reprogramming
• Diskectomy, laminectomy, spinal fusion
• Spine stabilization/reconstruction
• Placement of arterial/venous access,
• Admin of vasoactive/sedating substances
• Lumbar puncture/Drains, CSF sampling
• EEG interpretation, ICP and CCP data
• External ventricular drain management
• Application & management of hypothermia
• Trauma
• Level: I
• No of
• ORs: 12
• EMR: Epic
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements

• Active CO License
• BC
• Bls, acls, atls
• Clean Record