Cardiothoracic Surgery Locum Tenens Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Cardiothoracic Surgery Locum Tenens Physician

• Setting: Hospital (adult patients 18+)

• EMR: Epic

• Hospital size: 163 beds

• Schedule/Call: Friday 12pm–Monday 7am (24-hour call); 3 weekends per month

• Coverage windows: 1/22 (12pm)–1/25 (7am), 2/12 (12pm)–2/15 (7am)

• Callback: average 2–4 hours per day including rounding

• Special procedures: no TAVRs

Role Description

Provide urgent cardiothoracic surgical coverage with surgeon back-up after consults. Work alongside support staff (APP) while coordinating the cath lab-to-surgery process; if patients are stable, they may wait until Monday, with transfers from ICU to home as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Serve as surgical backup after consults

• Cover urgent surgeries, including cath lab to surgery workflow

• Participate in rounding and respond to callbacks (2–4 hours/day average)

Requirements

• Board certification: BC or BE in Cardiac Surgery

• PA medical license

• DEA required

• Minimum 1 year of experience

• Credentialing timeframe: ~60 days (temporary privileges may be available with a clean file)

Benefits

• Locum tenens coverage with a defined weekend schedule (3 weekends/month)