Job Description

HPA Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible General Surgeon for a short-term locum tenens weekend assignment in Beckley, West Virginia.

This opportunity consists of two consecutive 24-hour beeper-call shifts providing inpatient General Surgery and trauma coverage at a Level III hospital. There is no scheduled clinic, and the physician rounds only on their own patients.

Compensation: $4,500 per 24-hour call shift, including the first 2 hours of call-back/patient-care time during EACH 24-hour period. Call-back exceeding 2 hours during that individual 24-hour period is paid at $425/hour.

The 2-hour gratis allowance resets at the beginning of each 24-hour call shift.

Assignment Highlights

• Overall Coverage: 09/26/2026 7:00 AM–09/28/2026 7:00 AM
• Total Coverage: 48 consecutive hours
• Schedule: Two separate 24-hour call shifts
• Pay: $4,500 per 24-hour call
• Guaranteed Weekend Pay: $9,000
• Gratis: 2 hours PER 24-HOUR CALL SHIFT
• Call-Back: $425/hour after the first 2 hours in EACH 24-hour call shift
• Pay Ranking: Very Strong – approximately Top 10–15%
• Coverage: General Surgery + Trauma
• Call Type: Beeper
• Response Time: 30 minutes
• Clinic: None
• Setting: Inpatient
• Trauma Level: III
• Patient Population: Adult
• Rounding: Provider's own patients
• Admissions: Vary
• Phone Consults: Limited / variable
• EMR: Meditech
• Temporary Privileges: Available
• Credentialing: Approximately 2–7 days for IMLC candidates
• License: Active West Virginia license or IMLC required