Anesthesiology - Cardiac Physician
Protean Med LLC
Not Specified, IA, USA
Not Specified, IA, USA
- Healthcare
- cardiac anesthesiology
- trauma level II
- hospital-based anesthesia
This role involves providing cardiac anesthesiology care primarily in a hospital setting, overseeing cardiac and general surgical cases, and occasionally supervising CRNAs at an ambulatory surgery center. The physician must be board certified or eligible in cardiac anesthesiology, proficient in TEE procedures, and hold required certifications and licenses specific to Iowa. The position requires managing care for a broad patient demographic and working within a Level II trauma center with multiple operating rooms.
Dates of coverage:
- June 9 week
- July 7 week
- July 31 week
- all of August except last week
- Sept 1 week
- Dec 26 week
- Dec 29 week
- Trauma Level II
- Practice Setting: Hospital based. On rare occasions may need to oversee CRNAs at the ASC if no cardiac cases are scheduled and a physician is needed at the ASC location.
- Documentation System/EMR: Cerner - moving to EPIC, some paper
- Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: Cardiac surgeries 1/day, but not every day; 5-7 general cases/day. Must help cover general if no cardiac cases.
- Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 6
- Patient Age Demographic: Adolescent, Child, Adult, Geriatric. Very sick children are sent to other hospitals better staffed/equipped for children.
- Number of Operating Rooms: 8 in use at one time
- Cannot accept visa candidates
- Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 8 - 12 weeks
- Board Certified in Cardiac Anesthesiology -PREFERRED ( will also consider Board Eligible)
- Active Iowa license or IMLC - REQUIRED (Must upload copy of LOQ at time of name clear)
- TEE Certified (must be able to read, interpret, and bill TEE procedures - NOT just the placement of the probe) - REQUIRED
- Iowa CSR - REQUIRED
- DEA - REQUIRED
- Cardiac Fellowship - PREFERRED (extensive experience would be acceptable if TEE certified)
- BLS, ACLS, PALS - REQUIRED
- COVID Vaccinated - REQUIRED
- Must be available on the dates needed coverage- REQUIRED




