Cardiothoracic Surgeon needed in Sioux City, IA

ASAP - Ongoing

Must be available at least 10 days/month

24-hour coverage + inpatient rounds

Hospital setting

About 1 case per day + potential emergencies

Locum will have their own APP M-F 8a-4p but will 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.

BC/BE CS, IA license, ACLS, BLS, DEA, and COVID vaccine required