Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Call Only
- Coverage Period: Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Variable - see Specific Shifts
- On-Call Shift Schedule: If covering Jul 17 4p - Jul 19 4p: Beeper, 30-min response
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Vacation
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
- Option 1: Jul 17, 2026 4p - Jul 19, 2026 4p (call coverage, rounding)
- Option 2: Jul 19, 2026 8a-4p (day shift)
- Average Daily Volume: 10 patients/day
- Rounding: Required (as part of call coverage)
- EMR System: MediTech
- Support Staff: PA/NPs: 1
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: No
- Required
- General CV/thoracic surgery
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (On pump)
- Valvular repair (Cardiac)
- Lung resection (including VATs)
- CABG
- Eval. And management of acute vol/BP issues
- Insertion of Central line
- Insertion of Arterial line
- Insertion of PA catheter
- Preferred
- AICD (Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator)
- Left ventricular assist devices
- TAVR
- Vent Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Insertion of IABP
- General Vascular surgery (Open, Endovascular)
- Aneurysm repair - aorto-abdominal
- Bypass procedures - aorto-femoral/iliac (Fem-pop)
- Endarterectomy (Carotid, Renal, Subclavian steal)
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Certified (BC required)
- Licenses: OH license or Universal License (IMLC)
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Fellowship: Required
- Provide on-call coverage for cardiothoracic surgery service
- Perform inpatient rounding and manage acute volume/BP issues
- Attend on-site orientation prior to start of coverage
- Perform coronary artery bypass, valve repair, lung resections, and other required procedures
- Insert central lines, arterial lines, and PA catheters as needed
