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Cardio Thoracic Surgeon(CTS) Locum Tenens Opportunity in IA
Updated 5/08/25
Iowa, Iowa, United States
Physician
Surgery-Thoracic
Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Cross Country Locums is seeking a Board-Certified Cardio Thoracic Surgeon to help with an ongoing coverage need in Sioux City IA. Please review the details below.
Pay Rate - $225/hr
Cross Country Locums (CCL), part of one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing companies, Cross Country Healthcare, has been providing physician and advanced practice locum tenens, temporary and temp-to-perm staffing services for 35 years. CCL is a proud multi-year winner of ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing lists for both Talent and Clients.
- Long term coverage until perm is hired - must be available at least 10 days/month
- 24 hour coverage + inpatient rounds
- call coverage + inpatient rounds
- Hospital setting
- About 1 case per day + potential emergencies
- Locum will have their own APP M-F 8a-4p but will be responsible for rounding on the weekends when APPs are not on site
- Trauma level 2
- Annual ER volume 30,000 or 80 per day
- 2 dedicated CVOR rooms, dedicated CVOR team, dedicated APP to manage inpatients and clinic follow ups, dedicated clinic nurse
- EMR: Cerner
- Patient demographic: adult
- Provider working solo
- Typical/Required Procedures: Adult cardiac surgery, general thoracic surgery, Coronary artery bypass surgery, CABG, tube thoacostomy, pericardial window, tracheostomy, thoracic aortic aneurysms, thoracoabdominal aneurysms, thoracotomy lung biopsy, thoracotomy lung resections and pneumonectomy.
- Must be able to meet emergency cardiothoracic surgery needs. Able to transfer out if need arises. Any elective cases could potentially wait until perm physician returns from PTO. Do have local vascular surgeons who take call and handle all vascular surgery needs.
- Temp privs available.
- Clean background (Necessary for quick privileging - no license reprimands but malpractice OK) - Required
- Board Certified - Required
- Active IA license - Highly Preferred
- Cerner experience - Highly Preferred
- Provider must be very experienced, no new grads - Required
- Must be available at least 10 days/month - Required
- Board Certified
- DEA
ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- IMLC
Pay Rate - $225/hr
Travel covered, A++ Malpractice Insurance provided.
If you feel like you’re a great candidate for this opportunity but have questions about specific details and areas of negotiation, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email, phone, or text.
Please send a copy of your most recent resume to Dhivya Babulal - email id - [Register to View]
Please do not hesitate to contact via email/phone/text. My phone number [Register to View]
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Thanks & Regards,
Dhivya Babulal
Staffing Consultant
Cross Country Locums
4775 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30092
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Cross Country Locums (CCL), part of one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing companies, Cross Country Healthcare, has been providing physician and advanced practice locum tenens, temporary and temp-to-perm staffing services for 35 years. CCL is a proud multi-year winner of ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing lists for both Talent and Clients.
