Surgeon - Cardiothoracic Locum job in Tacoma, WA
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Surgery-Thoracic
Degree Required
Other
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/25/24
Schedule/Availability Requirements:
M-F maybe 1-2 calls & a 1:4 weekend call
General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with pre and post operative patient evaluation and treatment
- OR First assist
- Coronary artery bypass and all valve surgeries
- Aortic reconstruction and aortic arch reconstruction
- Robotic assisted thoracic surgeries
- Endoscopic vein harvest
- Open radial artery harvest
- Minimally invasive valves
- VATS and DaVinci Robot Thoracic Procedures
- Thoracic and fore-gut procedures
- ICU & Step-down management
- Emergent procedures on the floor as required. (Chest tube insertions, arterial line insertions etc.)
- Daily rounds
- Discharge summaries
- Call every 6th night and every 6th weekend
- Pre-and post-op patients, inpatients and outpatients
- Evening, night and weekend surgeries
- Weekend patient rounds
- Walk-in/urgent clinic visits when primary surgeon is not available
- Clinic wound checks as neede
- EMR: EPIC
- Support Staff: RN
- Setting: Inpatient