Cardiothoracic Surgery - Paducah, Kentucky - Recruiting incentives up to $200,000

Cardiothoracic Surgery - Paducah, Kentucky - Recruiting incentives up to $200,000

Join a dynamic team of two Cardiothoracic Surgeons and three APRNs at Baptist Health Paducah Hospital. BHMG CT surgery is a broad practice covering most CT surgery procedures except malignant esophageal procedures and heart failure transplants. While we do not have the infrastructure to support a heart failure transplant program, we would love someone with an interest and skill set to perform malignant esophageal work. Services include :

• Coronary artery bypass (CABG)
• Surgical valve replacement and repair
• TAVR
• TEER
• Surgical left atrial appendage closure
• Arrhythmia surgery
• Wedge Resection
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
• Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
• Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Mediastinal Tumor Resection

Average number of new patients per provider / month :  25

Average number of existing patients per provider / month :  35

On track to complete 350 hearts for 2024

For additional information please contact :

Jane Barger

Sourcer, Physician Recruitment

781.690.1556 cell

jane.barger@bhsi.com

Incentive Overview

About Baptist Health Medical Group

Baptist Health ranks in 150 top places to work in healthcare, according to Becker's Hospital Review

About Baptist Health Paducah

Baptist Health Paducah is a 373-bed regional medical and referral center, serving about 350,000 patients a year from four states. The hospital provides a full range of services, including cardiac and cancer care, diagnostic imaging, women’s and children’s services, surgery, emergency treatment, rehabilitation, transitional care, weight management and wound care. The main campus covers eight square blocks, plus off-site outpatient rehab, occupational medicine, primary care, school clinics, imaging and lab. Overall, Baptist Hospital Paducah offers 20 points of care to make healthcare more convenient for area residents.

Baptist Health Paducah has over 1300 employees, making it one of the region’s largest employers; and over 365 physicians representing more than 40 medical specialties. The Baptist Health Foundation Paducah supports needed services, facilities and other areas of growth. The hospital opened in 1953 as Western Baptist Hospital and changed its name in early 2013, along with other facilities in Baptist Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Kentucky.

The hospital has earned Pathway to Excellence designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.

About Paducah, Kentucky

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HPSA Score : 15

In Paducah, we take pride in offering a wide range of options that cater to the diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds of our residents. To that end, Paducah offers Christian churches, a Jewish temple and an Islamic worship center to meet diverse spiritual needs.

EEO Statement :  Baptist Health is an  Equal Employment Opportunity  employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call  800.648.6057 . For TDD to voice, call  800.648.6056 .