🚨 Cardiovascular Surgeon Locum Opportunity | Level I Trauma | Colorado Springs, CO | IMLC Accepted 🚨

Join a high-performing surgical team at a Level I Trauma Center in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO, as a Locum Cardiovascular Surgeon. This is an exclusive call coverage opportunity with high surgical volume, ideal for board-certified cardiac surgeons with robust experience in CABG, ECMO, valve repair, dissections, and cardiothoracic trauma.

📍 Location: Colorado Springs, CO

📅 Start Date: As soon as credentialed
🕘 Schedule:

• On-call shifts: Friday–Sunday (6a–6a) + weekday vacation coverage

• Ongoing need; schedule confirmed post-offer

🏥 Facility Overview

• 400-bed hospital | 12-bed ICU

• Level I Trauma Center

• EMR: Epic

• 2 CV Surgeons + 5 APPs in practice

• No other thoracic surgeons onsite during your call shifts

⚙️ Duties & Case Volume

• Daily Census: 10–15 hospital-based patients

• 1–2 admissions/day, 8–10 ICU cases, 1–2 surgeries/day

• Perform on-pump/off-pump CABG, valve repair/replacement, ASD/VSD/PFO closure, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, ECMO cannulation, and cardiac dissections

• Expected to supervise mid-levels and provide full clinical oversight

• No pediatric cases – Adult patients only

✈️ Travel & Lodging

• Flight cap: Reimbursed with receipts

• Hotel: Reimbursed with receipts

• Car rental: Reimbursed with receipts

• Mileage: Paid at IRS standard rate (if driving)

Requirements

• Board Certified in Cardiovascular Surgery – Required

• Active CO License or IMLC with LOQ – Required

• Must perform all listed cardiac procedures – Required

• Recent dissection case logs (Excel format) – Required at name clear

• Strong CV surgical experience – Must note years of experience

• Active ACLS & BLS (AHA only) – or willingness to obtain AHA-approved certs

• COVID Vaccination – Required