Job Description
Join a high volume hospital team as a cardiac surgeon providing urgent operative care from the cath lab to the operating room. You'll back up consulting surgeons, manage post operative patients from ICU to discharge, and respond to a rotating weekend call schedule. This locum tenens role offers a fast paced environment with 24 hour coverage on select weekends.
Key Details
- Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
- Setting: Hospital
- Start Date: ASAP
- Schedule: Friday 12 PM - Monday 7 AM (rotating weekends), 24 hour call; average 2-4 hours of callbacks per day
- Patient Population: Adult (18 +)
- Location: Lebanon, PA
- Stipends: Housing and travel options can be discussed for non local candidates
Benefits
- Weekly direct deposit
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- Supportive credentialing assistance
- Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
- Flexible scheduling (optional if applicable)
Job Responsibilities
- Perform urgent cardiac surgeries, including cases originating in the cath lab, when patients are stable enough to wait until Monday.
- Serve as backup surgeon after consults and provide intra operative support as needed.
- Manage post operative care, transitioning patients from ICU to home discharge.
- Participate in daily rounding and respond to call backs, averaging 2-4 hours per day.
- Collaborate with advanced practice providers (APPs) and multidisciplinary teams.
- Document all care in the EPIC electronic medical record system.
Qualifications
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiac Surgery.
- Active Pennsylvania medical license and DEA registration.
- Minimum of 1 year post training surgical experience.
- Ability to work 24 hour weekend call and handle urgent cases.
- Familiarity with EPIC EMR preferred.
- Credentialing clearance within 60 days; temps available with clean file.
Working Hours
- Rotating weekend coverage: Friday 12 PM - Monday 7 AM (24 hour call).
- Expected average callback time: 2-4 hours per day, including rounding.
- Approximately 3 weekends of coverage per month.
Skills
- Expertise in cardiac surgical procedures and peri operative management.
- Strong decision making and triage abilities under urgent conditions.
- Effective communication and teamwork with APPs, nurses, and consulting physicians.
- Proficiency in EPIC for documentation and order entry.
- Ability to adapt quickly to a high stress, fast moving environment.
