Job Quick Facts:
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Job Type: Locum Tenens
Facility Location: Cumberland MD
Service Setting: Inpatient
Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
Coverage Period: Nov 26 2025 - Ongoing
Coverage Type: Call only
Shifts needed to be filled:
- Nov 26-30
- Dec 26 - Jan 5
Call Schedule:: 24 or 12-hr call; 7a-7a or 7p-7a
- Should cover at least 1 week per month
Call Response Time: 30 mins
No. of Cases: 1-3 per day
- 133 per year
Patient Demographics: Adults only
Admissions: 1-3 (while on call)
Rounding Included: Yes; 2-4 hrs
- With PA in a.m.
Support Staff: PA
Mid-level in Practice: Available; 7a-7a
Case Mix: Open Heart Carotid & possibly lung cases
Required Procedure: Bypass Surgery
Duties:
- Rounding w/ PA in a.m. & perform any necessary procedures that may come throughout the day; PA takes the calls & the surgeon is only contacted if there is an urgent/emergent issues.
- Rounding 2-4 hrs depending on how many surgical patients were completed that week. Typically round together w/ the PA that is on with them.
Trauma Level: III
EMR: Meditech
Other Info:
- Will work solo.
- PAs do the Endovascular Saphenous Vein Harvesting (EVH)
- Consults are taken by PA & discussed via phone w/ physician to determine next steps.
- Onsite not needed after rounding; 30 min response time.
Travel lodging and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
Active MD License
BC/BE (in Cardiac or Cardiac & Thoracic)
DEA/CSR
At least 2 years of experience