Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician

Location: WI
Facility: Ascension Columbia St. Mary s Milwaukee Hospital
Secondary Location: Water Tower Medical Commons
Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery
Provider Type: MD / DO
Position Type: Locum Tenens
Setting: Inpatient / Outpatient / ED / Call Coverage
EMR: Epic
Start Date: December 8, 2026

Seeking a Board-Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon for locum tenens coverage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This opportunity is for an experienced cardiovascular surgeon to provide comprehensive surgical coverage alongside the existing cardiovascular surgery team. The provider will be responsible for performing cases, managing surgical patients, and providing inpatient, outpatient, and call coverage.

The facility is specifically seeking a surgeon who is comfortable performing cases directly and not referring or transferring cases out.

• Start Date: December 8, 2026

• Coverage needed approximately days per month

• Schedule will be coordinated with the current cardiovascular surgeon

• Coverage includes:

  • Daytime clinical responsibilities

  • Weeknight call

  • Night call

  • In-house call coverage

• Perform cardiovascular surgical procedures

• Manage inpatient cardiovascular surgery patients

• Provide outpatient cardiovascular surgery evaluations

• Participate in surgical consultations

• Provide emergency and urgent surgical coverage when needed

• Collaborate with APPs, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary teams

• Complete documentation in Epic

• Inpatient census: approximately 2 6 patients

• Outpatient volume: approximately 2 15 patients per day

• Board Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon

• Active Wisconsin medical license required

• Facility cannot wait for state licensing

• ACLS certification required

• ATLS certification required

• Eligible for hospital privileges and credentialing

• Metropolitan hospital setting

• Trauma Level IV facility

• Adult and geriatric patient population

• Onsite support:

  • RN

  • MA

  • APP

• No residents or fellows

• New patient visits: 30 minutes

• Follow-up visits: 30 minutes

• Call response time: within 30 minutes or after 3 attempts

• Return-to-site expectation: within 30 minutes or after 3 attempts

• Documentation required in real time/by end of shift and post shift

Productivity will be based on facility census and cardiovascular surgery service needs.