Surgery - Thoracic Physician

Locum CT Surgeon needed in Cumberland, Maryland

Looking for 1-2 providers as a backup for hospital CT Surgery. Coverage for one week or a long weekend each month.

Level III Trauma

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiac or both Cardiac and Thoracic - Must have minimum 2 years of experience.

Required Procedures:
Bypass Surgery

Days to Privilege: 30

Start:
Thursday July 17

Schedule:

24hr call 7a-7a or 12hr call 7a-7p

Estimated Shifts/Month: 7

Privileges Available:
Temp Privileges

EMR / Charting:
Meditech

Types of Calls: 30min Response

Notes re:
Call:
Average admission while on call: 1-3

Candidates Typical Day:
Rounding with PA in a.m. and perform any necessary procedures that may come
throughout the day. Physician assistant takes the calls and the surgeon is only contacted if
there is an urgent or emergent issues.

Will Candidate Work Solo?:
Yes

On Call?:
Yes

Average Admissions While On Call: 3

Rounding: TBD

PAs do the can do Endovascular Saphenous Vein Harvesting (EVH)
Trauma Level Designation:
Level III
Consults are taken by PA and then discussed via phone with Physician to determine next
steps.
Onsite not needed after rounding - 30 min response time
APP/Mid-level coverage is available
APP/Mid-level shifts times 7a-7a
Average admission while on call: 1-3
AVG Cases per Day: 1-3 or 133 a year
Typical Cases Seen:

Open Heart, Carotid and possibly lung cases.