Specialty: Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Start date: Apr

End date : Apr

Coverage type: Scheduled Clinic Hours + Call

Schedule:

- Cardiac Surgery locum will cover from Monday, April 24 at 6 AM until Friday, April

- The locum physician will round on the admitted patients of cardiac surgery (8-10 patients) or those consulted to cardiac surgery (2-4 patients) daily along with a cardiac surgery PA.

- The locums will be on 24 hour call during this time frame

- STAT consults must be seen within 4 hours. All others must be seen within 24 hours.

- The locum physician will be expected to perform emergency surgeries as needed.

- The locum will cover the ER, OR, Trauma and cath lab.

- Charting is done electronically and must be complete and signed off prior to departure.

- The cardiac surgery PA will have all discharge paperwork and follow-up appointments scheduled for any patient being discharged.

Requirements :

- Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellowship Trained, Board Certified; will consider a physician who is not thoracic surgery trained and only cardiac surgery trained.

- EPIC training and orientation required prior to start of coverage.

Patients per shift: 8-10

Minimum Board Certification : BE

EMR System : Epic