Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Surgery - Cardiovascular Loveland CO

PA OR First Assist Opportunity

Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO is looking for a PA OR First Assist to join their cardiac surgery team! Schedule will be full time- 4 ten-hour shifts per week. Call is one night per week and one weekend per month. September start dates- credentialing takes 3-months. Required procedures include proficient in all cardiac surgeries CABG with EVH and endoscopic radial harvesting, general CV/thoracic surgery, open-endoscopic, coronary artery bypass surgery-on pump-off pump, congenital defects (ASD, VSD, PFO, etc.), valvular repair, valvular replacement, aneurysm repair- aorto-thoracic, lung resection (including VATs), chest wall or pleural procedures, esophagus and diaphragm surgeries, left ventricular assist devices, insertion of arterial line.

About the position: 100% adult patients. Surgery expectation: 1-3 per day. How many physicians in your practice: 5. Mid-levels: 3 ORFA, 6 ICU, 2 Floor, 1 Clinic. Is the locum tenens physician required to supervise other healthcare providers: No. Will other thoracic surgeons be present during our locum tenens coverage: Yes. Lab Onsite: Yes. X-ray on site: Yes. Will locum tenens require hospital privileges: Yes. Credentialing time frame: 90-120 days. Total number of beds: 300. ICU beds: 12 CICUTrauma Level 1. Central referral system through doc line this goes to the physician providers not the APPS. Will locum tenens be involved in covering/supervising teaching services: No. Clinic: No. Call: Only at MCR, no other hospitals in the North. Only cardiac surgery coverage is needed (not vascular).

Travel cap requirements:

• Must send provider flights and lodging information 4-weeks before start.
• Flights - Up to $750 Round trip cap
• Lodging- Reimbursed by Receipt- $150/night before taxes and fees
• Car rental- Reimbursed by Receipt- up to an economy car cap.
• Mileage- IRS Standard Rate

Bill rate needed for submission:

• Malpractice (must be included in the rates)
• Orientation
• Hourly
• Holiday Hourly
• Overtime
• Holiday Overtime
• Night Call (weekdays)
• Holiday Night Call
• 24 Hour On Call (weekends)
• Call Back
• Holiday Call Back
• Conversion Fee (15k rate cap)

Requirement description:

• Board Certified - [REQUIRED]
• Active CO license - [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
• Proficient in all cardiac surgeries CABG with EVH and endoscopic radial harvesting, valve surgeries, structural heart and aortic- minimum 6 months experience- note at time name clear [REQUIRED]
• Must be able to insert/Remove arterial Lines - note at time of name clear [REQUIRED]
• COVID vaccine - note at time of name clear [REQUIRED]
• NPDB- Pulled within 30-days of presentation [REQUIRED]
• Clean background/malpractice [HIGHLY PREFERRED] -if there are hits on NPDB, please provide at time of name clear

Certification requirements:

• BLS
• Board Certified
• NCCPA

State license requirements:

• Colorado

Additional license requirements: Weekend requirements: Yes. On call requirements: One night per week, and one weekend per month.