Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Associate Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage atOR in Indiana
On-siteWhitestown, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Provide cardiothoracic surgery coverage across inpatient, outpatient, and operating room settings with weekday hours Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, followed by night call from 4:00 PM to 7:00 AM and 24-hour weekend call. Conduct morning rounding on 5 to 8 cardiothoracic patients, update care plans, write orders, coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team, and manage post-operative tasks including chest tube and pacing wire removal, wound care, and discharge planning. Serve as first assist in cardiothoracic surgical procedures and perform vein harvesting using the Maquet system. Manage approximately 10 outpatient consults daily. Maintain all clinical documentation through the EPIC EMR system. Board certification required; call ratio includes weekdays and weekends.
Required Qualifications
- Board Certification
- Prescriptive Authority
- Cardiothoracic surgery coverage experience
- EPIC EMR system proficiency
- Ability to serve as first assist in cardiothoracic surgical procedures
- Ability to perform vein harvesting using the Maquet system
- Availability for night call from 4:00 PM to 7:00 AM
- Availability for 24-hour call on weekends
- Ability to manage morning rounding on 5 to 8 cardiothoracic patients
- Ability to update care plans and write orders
- Ability to coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team
- Ability to perform post-operative care tasks such as chest tube and pacing wire removal
- Ability to perform wound care and discharge planning
- Ability to manage approximately 10 consults per day
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