Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Locum Tenens)

Quick Facts

• Role: Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon (MD/DO), Locum Tenens

• Focus: Vacation & holiday coverage; inpatient care only

• Schedule: ~7 shifts/month; 7–10 day consecutive call blocks; 24-hour call

• Responsibilities: OR cases, inpatient consults, CVICU rounding, post-op management

• EMR: Epic

Description

Ongoing locum tenens coverage is needed for an established inpatient cardiothoracic surgery program in Pennsylvania, supporting vacation and holiday coverage. The surgeon will handle operating room cases, inpatient consults, CVICU rounding and post-operative management, with 24-hour call rotation and a required ~30-minute response time. No outpatient clinic responsibilities are expected.

Responsibilities

• Perform cardiothoracic surgical procedures

• Provide inpatient consults

• Conduct CVICU rounding and post-operative management

• Deliver emergency and urgent surgical coverage

• Participate in 24-hour call rotation

• Weekend rounding with APP support

Benefits

• Travel expenses covered

• Dedicated APP support daily (7:00 AM–6:00 PM)

• Epic EMR environment

• Predictable vacation/holiday coverage blocks

Requirements

• Board Certified cardiothoracic surgeon (MD/DO)

• Active Pennsylvania medical license

• Active Pennsylvania DEA

• ACLS and BLS certifications

• Minimum two years of experience

• Two years of case logs required with presentation