Planet Healthcare is looking for a Locum Anesthesiologist in Sioux City, IA starting in Mid-December!

Permanent candidates preferred.

Schedule Details:

Monday - Friday:
1 MDA is on vacation every week (except 2 weeks per year). 1 MDA is post call everyday. 1 MDA is on call everyday. 1 MDA is a day shift only. 1 MDA is 2nd call everyday.

Weekends (Saturday/Sunday):
1 MDA is 1st Call Saturday and is then 2nd Call Sunday. 1 MDA is 2nd Call Saturday and is then 1st Call Sunday. Other 3 MDAs have the weekend off.

Call Details:
1st Call - Provider can go home once all the cases finish and will only come back in if a case adds or called for a central line.
2nd Call - Provider will usually stay late, tends to be back up if a non-cardiac MDA is 1st call.
Call Ratio: 1 in 5

• Reason for Coverage: Retirement
• Practice Setting: Hospital based. Surgical services department. Level 2 trauma center.
• EMR: Cerner PowerChart
• Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: 13.
• Trauma Level/Designation: level 2
• Patient Age Demographic: Mostly adult/geriatric. No complicated adolescent or child procedures.

• Number of Operating Rooms: 12
• Annual ER Volume: 25k +/-
• Cardiac experience is required.

• Procedures Required: General Surgical Cases adult, General Surgical Cases - pediatric, Minor Nerve Blocks, IV Regional anesthesia, Plexus anesthesia, Open Heart Anesthesia, Thoracic Cases, Complex Vascular Cases, Complex Orthopedic Cases, Spinal Anesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Neurosurgical Cases, Ventilation Management, Local Infiltration
• Pain Management Procedures: Acute
• Insertion of: Central Line, Arterial line, PA Catheter
• Evaluation and Management of Acute Volume / BP Issues required

Requirements

• Board Certified - Required
• Active IA license or IMLC - Required (Not accepting non-licensed candidates)
• Able to do a cardiac case on their own without a CRNA - Strongly Preferred
• Must have strong Cardiac Experience - Required
• Must be willing and able to perform heart cases - Required
• COVID Vaccine - Note at time of name clear
• Client needs full time coverage - Strongly Preferred