Facility is looking for Locum Coverage Cardiothoracic-Surgeon starting ASAP! The preferred coverage includes clinic & OR + 24hr call.

Specialty : Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Start date : ASAP ; End date : Ongoing

Coverage type: Call + Clinic

SCHEDULE :

• Monday - Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm clinic/OR & 24hr call
• Coverage start date: Dec 1, 2024 start

JOB DESCRIPTION :

• Reason for Coverage: Cardiothoracic Surgery Coverage
• Practice Setting: Office/ Hospital/ OR/ Rounding
• Call Schedule: After office hours and weekends
• Trauma Level/Designation: n/a
• Number of Operating Rooms: 1
• Documentation System/EMR: Epic
• Patient Age Demographic: Adult 18+
• Scope of Services Required: Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery
• REQUIRED DUTIES/PROCEDURES :
  • Aortic Surgery Procedures Required: Descending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Procedures Required: CABG, Redo Coronary Revascularization(With or Without Heart Valve Surgery), Arterial Revascularization(Using Internal Mammary Arteries, Radial Artery and Gastroepiploic Artery), Pericardial Window, Tube Thoracostomy, Thoracic aortic aneurysms
  • Thoracic Endoscopy Procedures Required: Flexible and Rigid Bronchoscopy, Thoracotomy Lung Resections and Pneumonectomy, Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction, Mediastinal Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery Procedures Required: Heart Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery, Heart Valve Replacement Without Surgery (CoreValve® System), Mitral Valve Repair

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS :

• Board Certification (American Board of Thoracic Surgery) - REQUIRED
• Active VA license & DEA - REQUIRED, no exceptions
• BLS/ACLS - REQUIRED
• Fellowship Training - REQUIRED