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Trauma Surgeon
Job Location:
Job Location:
Fort Wayne, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
10 October 2026 (15 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
7 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
JOB OVERVIEW
- Job Id: L-MD-61054
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Trauma Surgery
- Job Type: Locum-to-Permanent
- Location: Fort Wayne IN
- Service Setting: Inpatient Outpatient
- Coverage Period: ASAP Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical call
- Shift Schedule: 7AM 5PM
- Clinic on Tue & Thu
- Call Schedule: Nights; 5PM 7AM; back-up call
- Shift/Clinic Coverage: Primarily covered by APPs with the surgeon seeing a few patients designated as "MD only". These are patients with ongoing wounds or need for future surgeries (eg interval appendectomies cholecystostomy tubes needing future cholecystectomy)
- Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
- Travel Lodging and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Average Daily Volume: 10-20
- Admissions Required: Yes
- Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
- Case Mix: Trauma Surgical Critical Care General Surgery
FACILITY INFORMATION
- EMR: Cerner
- Support Staff: RNs: 3 PA/NPs: 3 Office Staff: 2
- Day team has 2 surgeons & 2 APPs; The night team has 1 surgeon & 1 APP who cover the whole service.
- Trauma Level: II
- Facility PEDs Level: II
- Beds in the Dept: 25
- Types of ICU: MSIC CVIU CICU
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: BC in General Surgery and Critical Care
- Active IN license
- CSR DEA
- ATLS
- Must have Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
- Clean NPDB and malpractice background
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide trauma and surgical critical care coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
- Manage ICU patients (MSICU CVIU CICU) and emergency general surgery.
- Supervise and collaborate with APPs in both day and night teams.
- Perform surgical procedures including laparoscopic vascular and trauma surgeries.
- Participate in call schedule and provide backup coverage as needed.
Required Skills:
Trauma Surgery
