Thoracic Surgery

Job ID: ORD-178748-MD-IA

Thoracic Surgeon Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Central Iowa

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This job at a glance

  • Dates needed: 2025 weekends
  • Shift type: Call
  • Assignment type: Inpatient;OR;ER
  • Call required: Yes
  • Board certification required: Negotiable

Job description

About the facility

A facility is seeking a Thoracic Surgeon for locum tenens coverage.

About the facility location

While in central Iowa, make a trip to Reiman Gardens or Blank Park Zoo during your off time!

About the clinician's workday

The role, open to IMLC candidates, requires weekend coverage (Friday 7 am to Monday 7 am) once a month, handling 1st call and rounding on Trauma/Acute Care patients, with only emergency surgeries. There may be opportunities to cover full weeks for current CT Surgeons vacations. The Level 1 trauma center, with 500 beds and using EPIC EMR, handles 323 heart, 88 thoracic, and 96 structural heart procedures annually. Candidates should be experienced with coronary bypass, aortic and mitral valves, thoracic procedures, and aortic dissection. -500 beds -EPIC EMR -Level 1 trauma center

Additional job details
  • Case load/PPD: 323 heart, 88 thoracic, 96 structural heart
  • Support staff: tbd
  • Call ratio/schedule: Solo call while on assignment
  • Location type: On-Site
  • Prescriptive authority required: No

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