Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician
RecruitWell
Lafayette, LA, 70500, USA
Lafayette, LA, 70500, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- cardiovascular surgeon
- heart surgery
- coronary artery bypass grafting
A full-time Cardiovascular Surgeon position is available at a hospital in Lafayette, LA, performing high-volume cardiac surgeries including CABG, VATS, and valve replacements. The role requires board certification or eligibility, cardiovascular surgery fellowship preferred, and includes inpatient rounding, surgical consults, and emergency call coverage. The candidate will join a well-supported, busy CV surgery program with advanced practice providers and a structured call schedule.
Cardiovascular Surgeon Opportunity - Lafayette, LA (Permanent)Position Overview
- Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery
- Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
- Setting: Hospital-Based
- Trauma Level: II
- EMR: Epic
- Cardiovascular Surgeons: 2
- Advanced Practice Providers (APPs): 3
- Program Volume: 90 surgeries/procedures per month
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Thoracotomies
- Lobectomies
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repairs
- Arterial bypasses
- Aortic valve replacements
- Schedule: Scheduled clinic hours + call
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio:5:1
- Call Response Time:30 minutes
- ER Call Coverage: Required
- Inpatient rounding
- Surgical consults
- Emergency department call coverage
- Admissions required
- Assigned & unassigned rounding patients
- Board Status:
- Board Certified or Board Eligible - REQUIRED
- Fellowship:
- Cardiovascular Surgery fellowship preferred
- Busy, established CV surgery program with strong APP support
- Opportunity to join a high-volume, growing service line
- Open communication
- Sense of urgency
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Driven to win
- Higher consciousness




