Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

JOB OVERVIEW Profession: Nurse Practitioner Specialty: NP - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery Job Type: Locum Tenens Location: Ft.Wayne, IN 46804 Service Setting: Inpatient Coverage Type: Clinical + Call Coverage Period: Aug 01, 2026 - Ongoing Shift Schedule: Mon - Fri: 7a - 7p onsite Sat - Sun: 6a - 10a rounding, then 24-hour call 7 on, 7 off On-Call Shift Schedule: Weekdays: 4:30p - 6a; Weekends: 5p - 5a Call Type: In-House Call Ratio: 1:3 Call Response Time: 20 minutes Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered PATIENT INFORMATION Patient Demographics: 100% Adult Average Daily Volume: 8-10 inpatients/day Admissions: 3 Rounding: Both (ICU & Stepdown) Phone Consults: 5 Case Mix: Cardiac (CAB, Valves, Aortic Dissections), Thoracic (Robotic, VATS, Thoracotomies), Vascular (Open CEA, AAA, Revascularizations), Heart Failure (LVAD, ECMO, Impella) FACILITY INFORMATION EMR System: Cerner Specialty Backup Available: Surgeon assists with weekend rounding; Night PA available some nights (Tue-Fri 8p-6a); Rounding nurse on weekends (5a-5p) fields first-line calls PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE Hospital Privileges Required: No Temporary Privileges Available: Yes JOB REQUIREMENTS Board: Board Certified Licenses: Licensed in IN or Universal License (IMLC) Certifications: BLS, ACLS Experience: Cardiothoracic surgery experience required; EVH proficiency (500 cases/10 years) for PAs Other Qualifications: Must bring personal laptop for call coverage; Ability to train new APPs on EVH preferred Duties & Responsibilities Daily rounding on all inpatients (ICU and stepdown) and new consults, including discharging patients First assist in operating room (OR) as needed, learning surgeon routines Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) using Hemapro 2; assist with open vein harvest or endoscopic vein harvesting for fem-pop surgeries Provide on-call coverage for patient management, ER consultations, and transfers from other hospitals Train new APPs on EVH techniques as required