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Why This Role?

• Ongoing 1-2 weeks per month coverage with flexible scheduling


• High-acuity role at a Level 1 trauma center


• Solo on-call responsibility with dedicated APP support


• Advanced surgical exposure including ECMO and CABG

Duration: Ongoing

Coverage Type: Call Only

Schedule: Friday through Sunday 24-hour beeper call, plus select weekday vacation coverage

Clinical Details:

• Hospital-based, adult-only cardiovascular surgery service


• 1 2 admissions per shift, 8 10 ICU patients, 1 2 surgeries/day


• 400-bed hospital with 12-bed ICU


• 2 physicians and 5 advanced practice providers


• No thoracic surgeons onsite during locum coverage


• Supervision and clinical oversight of APPs required during call


• EMR: Epic

Requirements:

• Board Certified in Cardiovascular Surgery


• Active CO license or IMLC


• Proficient in all required cardiac procedures


• Experience with cardiac surgery and dissections


• Recent high surgical case volume (submit years of experience)


• ACLS (AHA)


• BLS (AHA)


• COVID vaccination


• Clean history

Skills Needed:

• Open general cardiovascular and thoracic surgery


• Coronary artery bypass surgery (on-pump and off-pump)


• Valvular repair and replacement


• Aneurysm repair (cardiac and aorto-thoracic)


• Congenital defects: ASD, VSD, PFO


• ECMO cannulation and patient stabilization for transport