Anesthesiology - Cardiac Physician

A growing hospital cardiac surgery program in Mason City, Iowa, is seeking a Locum Cardiac Anesthesiologist to provide coverage during select weeks throughout 2025. This hospital-based role involves primarily cardiac anesthesia cases, with additional general anesthesia responsibilities when no cardiac cases are scheduled.

Coverage Dates : Week of June 30

Week of October 13

Week of October 20

Week of November 24

Key Details :

Practice Setting : Hospital-based with occasional coverage at Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) if needed

Trauma Level : II

EMR : Cerner (transitioning to EPIC), some paper documentation

Surgical Volume :

Cardiac surgeries approx. 1 / day (not every day)

General anesthesia cases 5-7 / day

Operating Rooms : 8 in use concurrently

Patient Demographics : Adolescent to geriatric; critically ill pediatric patients transferred elsewhere

Staffing : 6 anesthesiologists in practice, solo cases predominately, with CRNA students rotating through

Call Model : Supervision / direction by partners if applicable

Responsibilities :

Provide anesthesia care for cardiac surgery patients and general surgical cases as needed

Interpret and bill for Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) procedures (placement alone is insufficient)

Collaborate with surgical and anesthesia teams to ensure patient safety and quality care

Supervise and work alongside CRNA students in the operating room

Requirements :

Board Certified (preferred) or Board Eligible in Cardiac Anesthesiology

Active Iowa medical license or IMLC

TEE certification with the ability to read, interpret, and bill procedures

Cardiac anesthesia fellowship preferred; extensive experience considered if TEE certified

BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications

COVID-19 vaccination proof

Availability on specified coverage dates

If you are an experienced Cardiac Anesthesiologist interested in this locum opportunity in Mason City, IA, please get in touch for more details.