Surgeon - Washington DC, United States - Hamdan Resources

Description

This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program. The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide the services outlined below.
Adhering to all service/facility workflow processes, procedures, protocols, and policies.

Will participate in quality improvement activates, including but not limited to performance measure meetings, staff meetings, Morbidity and Mortality conference and peer review.

Each member of the Surgery Department functions as a cooperative and collegial team member with the entire medical center staff.

The Orthopedic surgeon will directly supervise staff in clinical situations. Mid-level providers, RNs, LVNs on occasion and other trainees.
Perform surgical operations within the approved scope of practice
Provides pre-operative and post-operative orthopedic services, including hospital rounds for orthopedic patients
Surgery in the Operating Room, averaging one to five (1-5) cases per day
Conduct weekly outpatient and inpatient clinics, averaging twenty to twenty-five patients per day
Perform hospital rounds on orthopedic patients
Document services through appropriate notes, such as history and physical, progress notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries. Anesthesiology Service collaborates with other Services to establish guidelines for the safe administration of anesthesia and provides consultation on the monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia care management throughout the organization
Interdisciplinary collaboration with appropriate Services through a continuous quality improvement (TQ) program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care
The same quality of anesthetic care should be available for all patients: 24 hour a day, seven days a week (Emergency as well as elective patients and Medical and surgical patients)
US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card

Degree:
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada.

This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges:
Liaison Committee on Medical Education; For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States
Must relocate to project site for the duration of the contract

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