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Overview

Cayuse Commercial Services (CCS) delivers fresh solutions to business challenges in the technology and business services environment. Services available are application development, business process outsourcing, data services, and professional services. Cayuse helps clients to achieve impactful outcomes such as improved efficiency, reduced cost, increased profitability and accelerated time to market.

General Surgeon - Independent Contractor

Primary Place of Performance - Central California VA Health Care System (Fresno, CA)

Requirement – Doctor of Medicine OR Doctor of Osteopathic medicine License requirement – DEA NPI number Certification Requirements AHA ACLS AHA BLS Board Certified Board eligible

VA tour of duty will be Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Clinic days are Mondays and Wednesdays (or mutually agreeable alternative days as necessary). OR scheduled days are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (or mutually agreeable alternative days as necessary).

On-call coverage is from 4:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Monday through Friday; twenty-four (24) hours on weekends and holidays.

Place of Performance: Services shall be provided onsite, VACCHCS Fresno, 2615 E. Clinton

Ave, Fresno, CA. 93703.

Board Certified/Board Eligible GENERAL SURGERY Physician Services 40 hrs. per week. (This would include after-hours on-call coverage - 10 days per month/16 hrs per day and 17 weekends per year/48 hrs. per weekend).

Responsibilities

Physician(s) shall be available and present in the clinic during normal General Surgery clinic hours, which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff or Surgical Chief of Surgery. Currently, normal clinic hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. 3.4. Off-hours Coverage: 4:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Monday through Friday; Twenty-four-hour weekend and holiday coverage. The contractor must make the Contractor’s physician(s) available on-call during all hours when the Fresno VA Medical Center, General Surgery clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Physician(s) shall be responsible for complying with the Residency review documentation and ensuring that all notes and encounters are completed and shall appropriately document medical records in accordance with VA standards, equivalent to TJC compliance guidelines, standard commercial practice, and guidelines established by VANCHCS. Also perform any administrative duties relative to documentation of resident training, as required and directed by the VA COS or designated representative.

Qualifications

GENERAL SURGERY Physician care, including, but not limited to:

Clinic and Surgical Responsibilities: Contractor physician(s) shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries start times as documented by physical presence in the clinic or OR at the scheduled

start time.

Operative Services : Contractor physician(s) shall provide comprehensive clinical General Surgery services including a full range of General Surgery procedures (approved VA Fresno) privileges.

Intraoperative Follow-up: physician(s) shall be present in the operating suite for all General Surgery procedures.

Postoperative Follow-up : Contractor Physician rounds shall be conducted on postoperative General Surgery patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and on the wards. All cases will be discussed in morbidity and mortality conferences, and the contractor physician(s) will provide appropriate information to the COR for inclusion in departmental reports.

Communication of Test Results: Mechanisms must be in place to provide notification of test results for patients receiving care in accordance with VHA Directive 1088, Communicating Test Results to Providers and Patients.

Medications : physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be

provided to patients.

Discharge education: Provide discharge education and follow-up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all GENERAL SURGERY clinical or surgical patients.

Call coverage: Contractor physician(s) shall provide after-hours call Monday through Friday from 4:00 PM to 7:30 AM and twenty-four (24) hour coverage on weekends and Holidays

ADMINISTRATIVE: Estimated 10% of time not involved in direct patient care. Administrative duties include progress notes, surgery scheduling, morbidity and Mortality meetings, and patient contact.

Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting: Physician(s) shall follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Physician(s) shall make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care. All events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breaches of patient safety shall be documented in the medical records of those impacted and disclosed to the patient or surrogate. As soon as practicable (but within 24 hours) Contractors shall notify COR of the incident and submit an entry in the VA Patient Safety.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: Cayuse embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Cayuse, and all of its subsidiaries, are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are an affirmative action employer .

Pay Range

USD $205.00 - USD $215.00 /Yr.

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Location US-CA-Fresno

ID 2024-1400

Category Healthcare

Position Type Independent Contractor

Remote No

Clearance Required None