Cardiovascular Surgeon
Updated 11/19/25
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Physician
Surgery-Cardiovascular
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Job Quick Facts:
Requirements:
Job Quick Facts:
- Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Colorado Springs, CO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Call only
- Call Schedule: 24-hr call; 6a-6a - Weekends; Fri-Sun & sporadic weekday calls
- Patient Demographics: Adults only
- Patient Volume: Ave. of 10-15 per day - 8-10 ICU - 1-2 Surgeries
- Admissions: 1-2
- Physicians in Practice: 2 - No other thoracic surgeons during locum call coverage.
- Mid-levels in Practice: 5
- Duties: Required to supervise & provide clinical oversight as appropriate while on call.
- Required Procedures: - Able to perform heart surgery/focus on cardiac cases. - General CV/Thoracic Surgery: open, Coronary artery bypass surgery: On & Off-pump. - Congenital defects (ASD< VSD, PFO, etc) - Valvular Repair & replacement - Aneurysm Repair: Cardiac & Aorto-thoracic - ECMO Cannulation & Patient stabilization for transport to academic center in Denver. - TAVRs, Lead Extraction, Mitraclips - Aortic work emphasis a+. - PREFERRED Procedures: Evaluation & mgmt. of acute vol /BP issues, Insertion of Central Line, Arterial Line, PA catheter & IABP.
- Total No. of Beds: 400
- Beds in the ICU: 12
- Trauma Level: I
- EMR: Epic
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
- Active CO License or IMLC
- BC
- Must note if able to perform all required procedures & dissections (with recent case logs in excel spreadsheet)
- Able to perform heart surgery/focus on cardiac cases (note yrs of experience)
- Strong surgical case volume
- Active AHA certs/willing to obtain: ACLS & BLS
- Clean record/no malpractice
- COVID vaccination proof
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