Bon Secours Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital is looking for locum Urology coverage for 1-2 weekends/month, starting August 2024 on-going! Mercy Health Urology in Paducah, KY employs 1 physician and 2 nurse practitioners. The NPs do not provide inpatient support. The team is looking for someone to cover the call schedule for urology 2 3 weekends per month in order to provide relief to our employed physicians who covers the remainder of the time. This physician would be on call, take consults, round on any patients on urology service, and perform any necessary procedures/surgeries. The employed physician does not currently perform any procedures robotically but they do have 3 robots and are confident they could accommodate a urologist with that skillset, if needed.
Job Details:- Estimated start date: Aug 1, 2024
- Reason for Coverage: Additional physician needed to provide inpatient coverage
- Practice Setting: Inpatient/Hospital-Based
- Dates of Coverage: 1-2 weekends per month (Thurs or Fri AM - Monday AM)
- No other urologists onsite during assignment
- Number of Urologists in Group: 1 MD provides inpatient support, 2 APRNs are ambulatory/clinic based only
- Labs & X-rays onsite
Required Procedures:- General Urology
- Advanced Endoscopic Techniques
- Ureteroscopy
- Laser Certification
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS- Board Certified or Truly Board Eligible
- KY License - Preferred, willing to accept providers with IMLC
- BLS/ACLS Certified
- Flu Shot
- COVID Vaccination
ABOUT THE FACILITYMercy Health Lourdes Hospital serves as a regional referral center for a wide geographic region, including more than a dozen counties in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennessee. Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital offers an extensive array of medical specialties and technologies typically found in much larger urban settings.
