Call Ratio/Schedule: Call during the week and weekend 1 day per week; 1 weekend per month (call is required): 20 minute callback. Post call day is not off.
Types of Cases: Ortho full range General, ENT with healthy peds, OB (epi, c-section) 10 babies per month, Podiatry, Bread & Butter, urology, orthospine, spinals, Cardioversions, sedation in MRI, Intubations during call in ER
There is a general surgeon in town. Visiting orthopods & OB/GYN s also take cases here. 50% of the caseload is outpatient procedures and 40% is orthopedics followed by 9% OB and 1% healthy peds.
Lots of regional anesthesia via ultrasound!
120-140 deliveries per year. You do not stay in house while the epidural is running.