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:
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
