Locum - Physician - Anesthesiologist (Cardiac) Mason City, IA
Plano, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Anesthesiology-Cardiac
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Hospital
Location Iowa, Iowa, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/16/24

Dates of coverage needed:
  • April 15-19
  • April 29-May 3
  • May 6-10
  • May 13-17
  • June 24-28
  • July 1-5
  • July 8-12
  • Aug 5-9
  • Aug 12-16
  • Dec 23-27
  • Dec 30 - Jan 3 2025

Job Description:
  • Growing hospital cardiac surgery program
  • Trauma Level II
  • Practice Setting: Hospital based. On rare occasions may need to oversee CRNAs at the ASC if no cardiac cases are scheduled and a physician is needed at the ASC location.
  • Documentation System/EMR: Cerner - moving to EPIC, some paper
  • Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: Cardiac surgeries 1/day, but not every day; 5-7 general cases/day. Must help cover general if no cardiac cases.
  • Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 6
  • Patient Age Demographic: Adolescent, Child, Adult, Geriatric. Very sick children are sent to other hospitals better staffed/equipped for children.
  • Number of Operating Rooms: 8 in use at one time
  • Cannot accept visa candidates

Questions answered by facility:

  • Can you speak to the staffing model/supervision/direction/solo cases etc? The group practice is predominantly solo cases, but they do have CRNA students rotating through, so the cardiac anesthesiologist needs to be okay with students in the operating room with him/her. If there is any supervision/direction, the partners will oversee that. If there are no cardiac surgeries scheduled, the locum would be expected to take on general cases until the next scheduled heart case.
  • Can you confirm how many pump cases/open heart cases are performed per year? The program has had hiccups the last 4-5 years with providers coming and going and trying to fill-in with locums. The hospital signed late last fall a cardiac surgeon to a 5 year contract, so there is hope the program will now stabilize. They are projecting 90 hearts this year.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT NAME CLEAR UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
  • Board Certified in Cardiac Anesthesiology - PREFERRED (will also consider Board Eligible)
  • Active Iowa license or IMLC - HIGHLY PREFERRED
  • TEE Certified (must be able to read, interpret, and bill TEE procedures - NOT just the placement of the probe) - REQUIRED
  • Iowa CSR - REQUIRED
  • DEA - REQUIRED
  • Cardiac Fellowship - PREFERRED (extensive experience would be acceptable if TEE certified)
  • BLS, ACLS, PALS - REQUIRED
  • COVID Vaccinated - REQUIRED

Job Responsibilities

Dates of coverage needed:

April 15-19
April 29-May 3
May 6-10
May 13-17
June 24-28
July 1-5
July 8-12
Aug 5-9
Aug 12-16
Dec 23-27
Dec 30 - Jan 3 2025

Job Description:

Growing hospital cardiac surgery program
Trauma Level II
Practice Setting: Hospital based.  On rare occasions may need to oversee CRNAs at the ASC if no cardiac cases are scheduled and a physician is needed at the ASC location.
Documentation System/EMR: Cerner - moving to EPIC, some paper
Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: Cardiac surgeries 1/day, but not every day; 5-7 general cases/day.  Must help cover general if no cardiac cases.
Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 6 

Patient Age Demographic: Adolescent, Child, Adult, Geriatric.  Very sick children are sent to other hospitals better staffed/equipped for children.
Number of Operating Rooms: 8 in use at one time
Cannot accept visa candidates


Questions answered by facility:

Can you speak to the staffing model/supervision/direction/solo cases etc?  The group practice is predominantly solo cases, but they do have CRNA students rotating through, so the cardiac anesthesiologist needs to be okay with students in the operating room with him/her.  If there is any supervision/direction, the partners will oversee that.  If there are no cardiac surgeries scheduled, the locum would be expected to take on general cases until the next scheduled heart case.
Can you confirm how many pump cases/open heart cases are performed per year? The program has had hiccups the last 4-5 years with providers coming and going and trying to fill-in with locums.  The hospital signed late last fall  a cardiac surgeon to a 5 year contract, so there is hope the program will now stabilize.  They are projecting 90 hearts this year.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT NAME CLEAR UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
Board Certified in Cardiac Anesthesiology - PREFERRED (will also consider Board Eligible)
Active Iowa license or IMLC - HIGHLY PREFERRED 
TEE Certified (must be able to read, interpret, and bill TEE procedures - NOT just the placement of the probe) - REQUIRED
Iowa CSR - REQUIRED
DEA - REQUIRED
Cardiac Fellowship - PREFERRED (extensive experience would be acceptable if TEE certified)
BLS, ACLS, PALS - REQUIRED
COVID Vaccinated - REQUIRED

Qualifications

Dates of coverage needed:

April 15-19
April 29-May 3
May 6-10
May 13-17
June 24-28
July 1-5
July 8-12
Aug 5-9
Aug 12-16
Dec 23-27
Dec 30 - Jan 3 2025

Job Description:

Growing hospital cardiac surgery program
Trauma Level II
Practice Setting: Hospital based.  On rare occasions may need to oversee CRNAs at the ASC if no cardiac cases are scheduled and a physician is needed at the ASC location.
Documentation System/EMR: Cerner - moving to EPIC, some paper
Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: Cardiac surgeries 1/day, but not every day; 5-7 general cases/day.  Must help cover general if no cardiac cases.
Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 6 

Patient Age Demographic: Adolescent, Child, Adult, Geriatric.  Very sick children are sent to other hospitals better staffed/equipped for children.
Number of Operating Rooms: 8 in use at one time
Cannot accept visa candidates


Questions answered by facility:

Can you speak to the staffing model/supervision/direction/solo cases etc?  The group practice is predominantly solo cases, but they do have CRNA students rotating through, so the cardiac anesthesiologist needs to be okay with students in the operating room with him/her.  If there is any supervision/direction, the partners will oversee that.  If there are no cardiac surgeries scheduled, the locum would be expected to take on general cases until the next scheduled heart case.
Can you confirm how many pump cases/open heart cases are performed per year? The program has had hiccups the last 4-5 years with providers coming and going and trying to fill-in with locums.  The hospital signed late last fall  a cardiac surgeon to a 5 year contract, so there is hope the program will now stabilize.  They are projecting 90 hearts this year.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT NAME CLEAR UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
Board Certified in Cardiac Anesthesiology - PREFERRED (will also consider Board Eligible)
Active Iowa license or IMLC - HIGHLY PREFERRED 
TEE Certified (must be able to read, interpret, and bill TEE procedures - NOT just the placement of the probe) - REQUIRED
Iowa CSR - REQUIRED
DEA - REQUIRED
Cardiac Fellowship - PREFERRED (extensive experience would be acceptable if TEE certified)
BLS, ACLS, PALS - REQUIRED
COVID Vaccinated - REQUIRED

Working Hours

Dates of coverage needed:

April 15-19
April 29-May 3
May 6-10
May 13-17
June 24-28
July 1-5
July 8-12
Aug 5-9
Aug 12-16
Dec 23-27
Dec 30 - Jan 3 2025

Job Description:

Growing hospital cardiac surgery program
Trauma Level II
Practice Setting: Hospital based.  On rare occasions may need to oversee CRNAs at the ASC if no cardiac cases are scheduled and a physician is needed at the ASC location.
Documentation System/EMR: Cerner - moving to EPIC, some paper
Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: Cardiac surgeries 1/day, but not every day; 5-7 general cases/day.  Must help cover general if no cardiac cases.
Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 6 

Patient Age Demographic: Adolescent, Child, Adult, Geriatric.  Very sick children are sent to other hospitals better staffed/equipped for children.
Number of Operating Rooms: 8 in use at one time
Cannot accept visa candidates


Questions answered by facility:

Can you speak to the staffing model/supervision/direction/solo cases etc?  The group practice is predominantly solo cases, but they do have CRNA students rotating through, so the cardiac anesthesiologist needs to be okay with students in the operating room with him/her.  If there is any supervision/direction, the partners will oversee that.  If there are no cardiac surgeries scheduled, the locum would be expected to take on general cases until the next scheduled heart case.
Can you confirm how many pump cases/open heart cases are performed per year? The program has had hiccups the last 4-5 years with providers coming and going and trying to fill-in with locums.  The hospital signed late last fall  a cardiac surgeon to a 5 year contract, so there is hope the program will now stabilize.  They are projecting 90 hearts this year.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AT NAME CLEAR UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
Board Certified in Cardiac Anesthesiology - PREFERRED (will also consider Board Eligible)
Active Iowa license or IMLC - HIGHLY PREFERRED 
TEE Certified (must be able to read, interpret, and bill TEE procedures - NOT just the placement of the probe) - REQUIRED
Iowa CSR - REQUIRED
DEA - REQUIRED
Cardiac Fellowship - PREFERRED (extensive experience would be acceptable if TEE certified)
BLS, ACLS, PALS - REQUIRED
COVID Vaccinated - REQUIRED