Overview
A locum coverage position for a Cardiothoracic Surgeon is available, with a start date of December 1, 2024. The role involves working in a practice setting that includes offices, hospitals, operating rooms, and rounds with a focus on adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery. The responsibilities include a variety of surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass surgery, thoracotomy lung resections, and valve repair and replacement.
Responsibilities / Duties
- 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
- 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 (Core Valve System), Mitral Valve Repair
- Scope of Services Required : Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery
- Documentation / Practice Details : Epic EMR, Patient Age Demographic 18+, Number of Operating Rooms : 1
- Call Schedule : After office hours and weekends
Requirements
Board Certification (American Board of Thoracic Surgery)Active VA licenseDEA – REQUIRED, no exceptionsBLS / ACLS – REQUIREDFellowship TrainingKeywords
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Locum Tenens, Surgery Coverage, Aortic Surgery, Heart Valve Repair, Operating Room, Epic EMR, General Thoracic Surgery
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