Locum Physician; MD/DO; Surgery - General/ in Hazard, KY
Listed on 2026-10-04
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Doctor/Physician
Surgeon, Medical Doctor, Emergency Medicine Physician, Locum Physician
Doctor of Medicine | Surgery - General/Other
Location: Hazard, KY
Employer: HPA Healthcare
Pay: $2,500 per day
Contract Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP
Locum Jobs Online is working with HPA Healthcare to find a qualified General Surgery MD in Hazard, Kentucky, 41701!
General Surgeon – Locum Tenens | Hazard, Kentucky
Start Date: 10/23/2026
End Date: Ongoing
Current Coverage: 21 x 24-hour call days
Schedule: 24-Hour Beeper Call
Regular Pay: $2,500 per 24-hour call day
Holiday Pay: $3,750 per 24-hour call day on recognized holidays
Callback: First 2 hours included; additional callback paid separately
Additional Callback Pay: $400/hour regular / $600/hour holiday
Setting: Inpatient
Trauma Level: Level IV
EMR: Medi Tech
Response Time: 30 minutes
HPA Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified General Surgeon for ongoing locum tenens coverage in Hazard, Kentucky.
This is 24-hour beeper call with a 30-minute response requirement. The facility reports approximately 10 phone consultations and 10 patients seen per 24-hour call period, with an estimated 20% callback rate.
The surgeon should be comfortable with a broad General Surgery scope, including emergency surgery, trauma, bowel resections, perforations, appendectomies, cholecystectomies, hernia repairs, abscesses, wound care and endoscopic procedures.
Candidates must be Board Certified in General Surgery, hold an active Kentucky license or qualify through IMLC, and maintain current ACLS and BLS. Credentialing is approximately 30 days, with temporary privileges available.
About HPA Healthcare
At HPA Healthcare, we're committed to empowering clinicians and establishing strong partnerships with healthcare facilities. Our mission is to provide clinicians with opportunities for personal and professional growth, while helping healthcare facilities deliver exceptional patient care through our dedicated clinical teams.
We are proudly Joint Commission–certified, a distinction earned by fewer than 10% of staffing firms—demonstrating our commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory excellence.
Our founders started the company because they saw how tough it can be when patients don’t have quick access to care. We believe that every patient deserves compassionate, timely care—and that belief is what drives us every day.
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