Physician / Surgery - Cardiovascular / Colorado / Locum Tenens / Cardiovascular Surgeon Job
Adelphi Staffing, LLC
Colorado Springs, CO, 80901, USA
Colorado Springs, CO, 80901, USA
- Healthcare
- cardiovascular surgery
- locum tenens
- heart surgery
This locum tenens cardiovascular surgeon role in Colorado Springs involves providing expert heart surgery care, including coronary artery bypass and congenital defect repairs, primarily in an inpatient ICU setting. The surgeon will cover 24-hour call shifts on weekends and sporadic weekdays, supervising and offering clinical oversight while handling a caseload of 10-15 adult patients daily. Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance are provided, with requirements including an active Colorado medical license, board certification, and current ACLS/BLS certifications.
Job Quick Facts:
- Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Colorado Springs, CO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Call only
- Call Schedule: 24-hr call; 6a-6a - Weekends; Fri-Sun & sporadic weekday calls
- Patient Demographics: Adults only
- Patient Volume: Ave. of 10-15 per day - 8-10 ICU - 1-2 Surgeries
- Admissions: 1-2
- Physicians in Practice: 2 - No other thoracic surgeons during locum call coverage.
- Mid-levels in Practice: 5
- Duties: Required to supervise & provide clinical oversight as appropriate while on call.
- Required Procedures: - Able to perform heart surgery/focus on cardiac cases. - General CV/Thoracic Surgery: open, Coronary artery bypass surgery: On & Off-pump. - Congenital defects (ASD
- Total No. of Beds: 400
- Beds in the ICU: 12
- Trauma Level: I
- EMR: Epic
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
- Active CO License or IMLC
- BC
- Must note if able to perform all required procedures & dissections (with recent case logs in excel spreadsheet)
- Able to perform heart surgery/focus on cardiac cases (note yrs of experience)
- Strong surgical case volume
- Active AHA certs/willing to obtain: ACLS & BLS
- Clean record/no malpractice
- COVID vaccination proof




