Cardiothoracic Surgery Locum Opportunity in Idaho

Facility needs a Locum Cardiothoracic Surgeon to cover their need starting immediately (5 days to privilege)!

Dates Needing Coverage: 

• October 2 - November 2 (yes, this is very immediate and very ambitious, but feasible!)
• If we can get your candidate offered/accepted tomorrow, 10/2, they should be able to start first shift on Monday, 10/12

?Details: 

• Credentialing/Privileging:  client says we can obtain privs in FIVE days
• Schedule: 7am-7am
• EMR: Epic
• 1 CT Surgery dedicated OR
• 4 available PAs rotate to support surgeon in OR
• Patient Population: Adult/Geriatric
• TAVR & SAVR:  YES, around 3 patient consults per day; and 1-2 surgeries per day

Program Details

• The CT surgery program is a 3 Surgeon practice, 7 APP's, and 4 perfusionists who work together with an experienced staff on a dedicated floor that houses both the 10-bed dedicated CVICU (for prep and recovery), 16-bed Step-down beds. 
• The surgeons also enjoy a CVOR containing 3 dedicated rooms. 
• Our surgeons performed over 400 heart surgeries and over 150 Thoracic surgeries (including robotics) this past fiscal year.  
• The program participates in the STS Registry and aggressively benchmarks performance as part of an ever-vigilant quality and outcomes improvement program

Required Procedures:

•  Adult cardiac surgery
•  General thoracic surgery
•  Aortic dissection
•  CABG 
•  Tube thoracostomy
•  Pericardial window
•  Thoracotomy lung resections and pneumonectomy
•  Heart valve repair/replacement surgery
•  Dissection
•  VA + VV ECMO placement. 

Please make sure you have the following items readily available for your provider at the time of acceptance in order to expedite the credentialing process 

• MD diploma 
• Internship/residency/fellowship certs 
• All medical licenses 
• DEA 
• Board Certification 
• Life support cards- BLS 
• Current and previous certificates of insurance 
• Driver’s license 
• Professional color photo/headshot 
• CMEs for the past 2 years 
• Immunization records including TB, Flu, HepB, Tdap, Varicella, and COVID 
• References 
• Case logs 

Submission Requirements

• Must be available to cover significant shifts between 10/2-11/2 - [REQUIRED]
• Active Idaho license - [REQUIRED] 
• Clean background/no malpractice - [REQUIRED]
• Successful completion of ACGME or AOA accredited residency and CT fellowship program - [REQUIRED]
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree; - [REQUIRED]
• American Board of Surgery or American Board of Thoracic Surgery certification, or obtain certifications within 3 years of employment; - [REQUIRED]
• ACLS - [REQUIRED]