Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician

We are seeking a Cardiothoracic Surgeon for ongoing inpatient coverage beginning immediately. This opportunity includes weekday surgical coverage, rounding responsibilities, and shared call coverage within an established cardiothoracic surgery program.

Assignment Details

• Coverage needed throughout July and ongoing
• Inpatient-only practice
• No clinic responsibilities
• No dedicated inpatient consult service

Schedule

• Monday Friday
• 6:45 AM 5:00 PM
• Weekend coverage approximately 1 weekend per month

Call Responsibilities

• Night call: 4:30 PM 7:00 AM
• Weekend call: Friday 4:30 PM Monday 7:00 PM
• Shared call rotation among cardiothoracic surgeons
• Surgical PA serves as first call for floor patients
• CTS APP provides overnight CVICU support

Clinical Responsibilities

• Cardiothoracic surgical procedures
• Preoperative rounding
• Postoperative rounding
• Review and co-sign APP documentation
• Weekend patient rounding
• New consult coverage
• Emergent operative cases as needed

Support Staff

• Dedicated Surgical PAs
• CTS APP support in CVICU
• Collaborative inpatient team model

Required Experience

Candidates should be prepared to discuss experience with:

• Do they perform both cardiac and thoracic surgery?
• If they perform thoracic surgery, can they perform:
• Open thoracic procedures?
• VATS?
• Robotic thoracic procedures?
• Can they manage:
• ECMO?
• Impella?
• TEVAR?

Cardiac Surgery

• Full spectrum cardiac surgical procedures

Thoracic Surgery

• Open thoracic procedures
• VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
• Robotic thoracic surgery

Advanced Mechanical Support & Endovascular Procedures

• ECMO management
• Impella management
• TEVAR

Ideal Candidate

• Experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon comfortable with both cardiac and thoracic procedures
• Strong inpatient and emergent surgical experience
• Comfortable working collaboratively with APPs and multidisciplinary ICU teams