General Surgeon

Location: Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC), Gallup, NM

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM (variable), with night and weekend call

Estimated Contracted Hours: 4,500 hours annually

Weeknight Calls: 4–6 per month

Weekend Calls: 2–3 per month

Estimated Call Back Hours: 480 hours annually

-Perform general surgical duties, including pre-operative evaluations, surgeries, and post-operative care as directed by the Chief of Surgery or designee.

-Provide both inpatient and outpatient general surgery services at GIMC, including consultations from internal clinics and external IHS service units.

-Admit and co-manage patients requiring inpatient care in collaboration with other departments.

-Maintain a variable work schedule (clinic/OR time typically split 60/40), coordinated and approved at least two weeks in advance.

-Conduct outpatient evaluations, assess patient complaints, develop diagnoses and treatment plans, and educate patients and families regarding care.

-Treat a broad range of general surgical conditions for adult and pediatric populations (approximately 90% adult, 10% pediatric).

-Prescribe and monitor medications in compliance with federal and U.S. Public Health Service standards, ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient drug therapy.

-Complete all medical records by the end of each work session and participate in performance reviews, quality assurance programs, and surgical peer review.

-Submit accurate timesheets and log hours daily; minimum 2 hours may be billed for after-hours call-backs.

-Participate in 24-hour on-call rotation during weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays. The contractor is expected to round on all inpatients during on-call weekends unless no patients are present.

-Minimum of 24 months of experience practicing as a physician.

-At least 12 months must be in General Surgery unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer.

-Completion of a General Surgery residency is required.

-Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Territory.

-Must be Board Certified in General Surgery.

-Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required.

Clinic Volume: 10–14 patients per day

Inpatient Volume: 0–3 patients on average

Surgical Cases: 5–15 per month

On-Call: Average 4–6 weekdays/nights and 2–3 weekends per month

Tour of Duty: Monday through Friday; contractors may depart early if daily workload is completed and noted on their timesheet