Locums | Cardiovascular Surgery | Call Only | Colorado Springs, CO

**Locums | Cardiovascular Surgery | Call Only | Colorado Springs, CO**

**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