$4200/day CT surgery locums near Pittsburgh, PA

Hospital near Pittsburgh is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon for a high-priority locum tenens opportunity beginning February 2026. This role supports an existing CT surgeon and offers a predictable structure with strong APP support and low overnight call volume.

Position Details

Pay rate: $4200/24 hours inclusive of all hours. Travel/Lodging is covered separately.

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Practice Setting: Inpatient hospital-based with occasional outpatient clinic coverage

Location: Washington, PA

Start Date: February 9, 2026

Assignment Duration: Ongoing

Reason for Coverage: Turnover vacancy

Coverage and Schedule

Coverage need is approximately 3–10 days per month, with preference for candidates who can work 3–10 consecutive days.

Shift schedule consists of 24-hour call shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM.

Estimated shifts per month: up to 10

Call and Workload

Call is a combination of in-house and telephone call. Overnight call volume is very low, with only one overnight case reported in 2025.

Average admissions while on call: approximately 1 per day.

A typical day includes morning rounding with APPs, emergency OR cases, and emergency consults. It is rare to spend a full 8-hour weekday in the hospital.

Practice Environment

The physician will work solo but with strong support from two APPs who assist with rounding, outpatient visits, and OR cases.

APP shift times are 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM.

Other specialties on site include Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, General Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Critical Care/Pulmonology, ENT, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, OB/GYN, and GYN Oncology.

Clinical Volume (Typical)

Inpatient census: 1

Admissions: 0–1

Consults: 1–2

Outpatient visits: 0–1

Cases: 0–1

Evaluations: 1–2

Patient population is 100% adult with a cardiac-focused case mix.

Procedures and Case Mix

CABG

Mitral valve procedures

Aortic valve procedures

TAVR supervision

Post–cardiac catheterization evaluations

Documentation Systems

Inpatient EMR: Sunrise / Allscripts

Outpatient EMR: eClinicalWorks

REQUIREMENTS

Pennsylvania medical license required (IMLC accepted).

DEA required.

BLS and ACLS required.

Minimum of 3 years’ experience required.

Privileges available include full, temporary, and emergency privileges.

Estimated time to privilege: approximately 42 days.

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