Cardiothoracic Surgery Opening in Rapid City, SD
Updated 12/01/25
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Physician
Surgery-Thoracic
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
### Cardiothoracic Surgery opening in Rapid City, SD
- Full-time, permanent position
- Hospital Employed opportunity
- Seeking a BE/BC
### Overview:
- This position will be a mix of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular care.
- The successful candidate will be a team player with excellent work ethic and clinical skills and passion for outstanding quality.
- Mentorship available for a junior surgeon that meets the qualifications.
- This provider will be joining 1 cardiac surgeon and 8 advance practice providers (to include nocturnal APP coverage).
- The Institute is on the leading edge of procedures offered to include CABG - including beating heart surgery, complex mitral valve repairs and replacements, AVRs & TAVRs, complex thoracic aortic surgery including aortic root surgery, arrhythmia surgery including hybrid A-fib maze procedures (convergent), ECMO, open and VATS lobectomy, mediastinal surgery, carotid endarterectomy, lower and upper extremity bypass surgery, EVARs and open AAA repairs.
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### Highlights:
- Annual volumes:
- Growing program with 700+ Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery cases in the last 12 months
- 130+ CABG
- 50+ Valve Repair/Replace
- 50+ Carotid/Femoral Endarterectomy
- 40+ Convergent Ablation Surgery
- 2500+ Cath Lab Procedures
- Including 250 Structural Heart Interventions
- 1300+ EP Lab Procedures
- 500+ Ablation
- 12 operation rooms (2 dedicated to cardiac surgery), 2 Hybrid rooms, 2 da Vinci Robotic Systems
- Comprehensive Cardiovascular Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement (GA/GI) Program with active registry participation. This includes participation in STS Adult Cardiac Surgery, NCDR CP/MI, NCDR Cath/PCI, NCDR Device Implant Registry, NCDR TVT, SVS Vascular Quality Initiative, AHA Get with the Guidelines A-Fib and NCDR LAAO registries
- Call shared equally amongst the Cardiothoracic Surgeon partners
- Continued investment in the cardiovascular service line as a top strategic program
- Comprehensive EP program offering the full spectrum of treatment for electrical heart disease
- Dedicated Structural heart program offering transcatheter aortic valve replacement, left atrial appendage occlusion, PFO/ASD closure, MitraClip, and transcatheter mitral valve implantation
- Rapid City Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab performs diagnostic and interventional coronary angiograms, complex coronary percutaneous coronary interventions and chronic total occlusions (CTOs), diagnostic and interventional peripheral angiograms (upper/lower extremity, abdominal), limb salvage cases, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), venograms, IVC stenting and thrombolysis
- Robust cardiovascular clinical research program currently enrolling in over 20 clinical trials
- Established cardiac rehab program, anticoagulation clinic, lipid, lifestyle medicine, and heart failure programs. Active work toward establishing an advanced heart failure clinic and hospital service.
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### Comp/Benefits:
- Retention bonus
- Starting bonus
- Competitive 2-year salary guarantee
- Quarterly productivity bonus
- CME, relocation, & moving stipend
- Health, dental, life, vision, disability
- Company-funded retirement plan
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### Location:
You can have it all: a high-quality medical practice and a satisfying lifestyle in one of America's premier and growing Mountain West locations. The area boasts a myriad of outdoor activities including rock climbing, skiing, hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and hunting. As a major tourist destination, we have a regional airport 15 minutes from downtown with direct daily flights to multiple major hubs.
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