Job Description
Job DescriptionJOB OVERVIEW
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Anesthesiology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Duluth, MN
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 8–10-hour shifts
- 1-2 weeks/month or 40 hrs/week
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Nights & Weekends
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 20 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Average Daily Volume: Varies
- Case Mix: Cardiac, Complete Ortho, Complex Vascular, Head Spine, Neuro, OB, Pediatric, Regional, Thoracic
FACILITY INFORMATION
- Trauma Level: II
- Peds Level: I
- No. of ORs: 15
- EMR System: Epic
REQUIRED PROCEDURES
- Required
- General, Spinal, Epidural Anesthesia
- Regional Anesthesia Surgery
- Obstetrical Cases
- Neurosurgical cases
- Open Heart Anesthesia
- Thoracic cases
- Complex vascular cases
- Complex orthopedic cases
- Pain management techniques
- Post-op epidural & extremity blocks
- Epidural steroid for Lumbar & Cervical
- Transforaminal
- Use of x-ray guidance in performance of blocks
- Ventilation management
- Evaluation and management of acute volume/BP issues
- C-line, A-line & PA Catheter placement
- General, Spinal, Epidural Anesthesia
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: BC Required – Certified
- Licenses: MN license or IMLC
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care for diverse surgical cases (cardiac, neuro, orthopedic, obstetric, pediatric, and trauma).
- Supervise and collaborate with CRNAs and anesthesia assistants in a team-based model.
- Manage perioperative patient assessment, monitoring, and post-operative care, including pain management.
- Participate in beeper call coverage with 20-minute response time for emergencies and urgent procedures.
- Perform procedures such as central/arterial line placement, PA catheter insertion, and ultrasound-guided blocks.