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Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a Per Diem Trauma Surgeon to help pick up a few shifts per month!. The position is located at our main campus, St. Mary Medical Center, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.. Functions as a clinical liaison between the Trauma Service and other physician services as well as in-house departments related to optimal clinical care of the injured patient.. Follows ATLS protocol, implements practice management guidelines, arrange appropriate laboratory and X-ray studies and consultations, document findings, complete trauma history and physical, write orders and promote rapid expedition of the patient through the system.. Services include the St. Mary breast center; and the St. Mary cancer center, the regions leading cardiovascular program; Bucks Countys only state-accredited trauma center; emergency services including a dedicated pediatric emergency care center; neurosciences; a Joint Commission- certified primary stroke center, joint replacement program, and sleep disorder center; specialized diagnostic imaging; obstetrics; orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation; pain management.

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Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a Per Diem Trauma Surgeon to help pick up a few shifts per month! The position is located at our main campus, St. Mary Medical Center, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. With a total of four Providers and three APPs, the Trauma Surgeon will also collaborate with consulting specialists and ancillary services to provide optimal care to our trauma patients. Functions as a clinical liaison between the Trauma Service and other physician services as well as in-house departments related to optimal clinical care of the injured patient. <ul><li>Shift - Day, Evening, Night (12 or 24 hours)</li><li>Call coverage - weekends, weeknights, and holiday commitment (varies by schedule); varies for per diem.</li><li>Candidates will be open to acute/critical surgical consults/ procedures.</li><li>Candidates must be Fellowship trained in General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care and have an active ATLS certification.</li><li>Responds to Trauma Activations (Level I & II). The attending surgeon will be in the trauma resuscitation area on patient arrival, with adequate prehospital notification. When no pre-hospital notification, the maximum acceptable response time is 15 minutes, tracked from patient arrival.</li><li>Follows ATLS protocol, implements practice management guidelines, arrange appropriate laboratory and X-ray studies and consultations, document findings, complete trauma history and physical, write orders and promote rapid expedition of the patient through the system.</li><li>Assesses trauma patients on a daily basis and completes electronic documentation to reflect such.</li><li>Collaborates directly with other surgeons and sub-specialists responsible for the care of the trauma patients.</li><li>Satisfactory performance in managing trauma patients based on performance assessment and provider specific outcome analysis, and compliance to patient management guidelines and PEER reviewed contemporary standards of care.</li><li>Active and ongoing participation in the trauma departments performance improvement process as evidenced through participation in meetings, timely response to inquiries from the trauma departments quality improvement program, ability to develop/implement action plans and reevaluate care, as indicated. </li></ul>With locations across the region, St. Mary Physicians Group continues expanding its network of primary care physicians and specialists to meet growing need for convenient access to quality care in communities throughout Bucks County. St. Mary Physicians Group includes a growing number of primary care physicians and a range of specialists to meet the needs of the community for access to care. As the areas most comprehensive medical center, St. Mary Medical Center (371-beds) provides state-of-the-art technology and advanced care for the most complex cases through a compassionate team of more than 700 physicians, 3,200 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers. Services include the St. Mary breast center; and the St. Mary cancer center, the regions leading cardiovascular program; Bucks Countys only state-accredited trauma center; emergency services including a dedicated pediatric emergency care center; neurosciences; a Joint Commission- certified primary stroke center, joint replacement program, and sleep disorder center; specialized diagnostic imaging; obstetrics; orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation; pain management.

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