Physician - Anesthesiology - Cardiac Little Rock

Summary: CV Anesthesiologist needed to perform anesthesia at CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute working with multiple Heart Surgeons.
Bid Due Date: 10/28/24 5pm EST

Rate Caps for Submission:
Malpractice - Must be included in rates.
Orientation - half the hourly/callback rate*** kicks in after 8 hours. "Per hour of orientation or training beyond 8 hours"
Hourly - ***-*** - "Per hour, not OT"
Holiday - Must be 1.5x the regular rates "Per holiday hour, no OT"

Schedule/Availability Requirements:
Mon - Fri 7a-3p
2025 DATES
2/17-2/21
3/17-3/21
5/19-5/23


Facility Location: 2 St. Vincent Circle, Little Rock, AR 72205.
Setting: Level II Trauma Center, Strong CV program
FTE: 1.0-2.0
Duties: Performing anesthesia in CV cases, supervising CV CRNA(s), performing TEEs, and placing epidurals.
Required Procedures: Facile with TEE and comfortable doing all CV cases, excluding transplants, including Ecmo and thoracic cases. Able to perform epidurals.
EMR: CERNER
Support Staff: CV CRNA team and CV MD team.
Reason for Coverage: CV MD leaving position and two others have gone to 75% of FTE.

Travel Preferences (see attachment for specific travel guidelines):
• Preferred Lodging: none. In the event that the CommonSpirit Health preferred hotel is not available, hotel/lodging rates will be reimbursed based on actual expense, up to 1.5 times the current GSA rate for the market.
• ir Travel: ***/round trip cap
• Rental Cars: ***/day all in cap (including taxes and fees) regardless of car class.
• Mileage: IRS Standard Rate
• Please detail any anticipated travel exceptions, for example a dietary restriction necessitating specific lodging situations. Travel exception requests will be denied if this information is not part of the provider presentation. Please also indicate the city where provider will be traveling from in the travel section of the provider submission.

Credentialing Information:
Timeframe: 2-3 weeks
Requirements:
Credentialing with other facilities? CHI St. Vincent North
Billing enrollment - Is this position providing services in lieu of an existing enrolled provider for a period of 60 days or less?: No
Additional Details / Questions Answered by Facility:
Ratio of MDs to CRNAs on a daily basis? ¾-1
Any times during the day/on-call that our provider will be running their own room? Occasionally, if the need arises but someone will take over your supervision of the CRNAs.
Any responsibilities for cases aside from cardiac/vascular/thoracic? Possibly, if the CV caseload is down on a certain day.
Do we have any idea of typical volumes of cases, including open hearts? Two ORs running most of the day. Will get case volume and send.
Is a cardiac fellowship required? Is a TEE certification required? I don't believe fellowship is required but TEE certification would be helpful.
Open to non-licensed candidates? Can we license/privilege simultaneously? If they have an Arkansas license it would obviously help with expediting the process.
Regarding call: What are the start and end times of the weeknight and weekend primary and backup pager calls? Not needed.
Is this 100% supervision? YES
What TEE system is used? Phillips with x8 probes? Siemens
case volume per day in general, and how many of them will be cardiac cases. : Average case volume is 60 with 8-10 CV Plus TEEs, intubations, a-lines.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE NOTED IN ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION DETAILS AT NAME CLEAR TO BE CONSIDERED AND AVOID BEING REDIRECTED!!

Board Certified - REQUIRED
Active AR License - REQUIRED
Clean Malpractice/Background - HIGHLY PREFERRED
Must list availability(when can they start and how much coverage can they offer) - REQUIRED
Disclose if provider has worked at any other CHI/Dignity facility - REQUIRED, NOTE AT NAME CLEAR
COVID VACCINATED - REQUIRED, NOTE AT NAME CLEAR
PLEASE REFER TO THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR NAME CLEAR AND PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS!

Important Steps for Submitting a Presentation - There are two main areas detailed below.
Trio Submission requirements covers the information that must be entered into Trio to have the provider presentation presented to the client.
Presentation submission requirements includes the information that must be sent over in the presentation packet to have your provider presentation reviewed and presented to the client.
Strict adherence to these guidelines will allow for the fastest path to getting your providers accepted. To process the best presentations, Account Coordinators and Account Managers will kickback presentations that do not include the information below (if it has not been discussed already). If you are unable to include something in the presentation, detail why and the plan to get it sent over. Account Managers and Account Coordinators will take this into account as they review the presentation, though they still reserve the right to redirect it back to the vendor if they deem it necessary.
Trio Submission requirements- the following must be updated in Trio
Full legal name (first, middle, last)
Suffix for provider (MD, DO, PA, NP, CRNA)
NPI number must be entered in Trio
Provider email and best phone number (this pulls to the cover page for Client)
Best time to contact (this pulls to the cover page for the Client)
Years of experience must be updated in Trio
Years of locums experience is optional
License - State where job is located... Copy of state license and the status. If provider's license in any other status besides active speak to Account Manager before presenting.
Other Active State License(s)- only list if not in good standing and provide explanation.
Certification (select multiple that apply; this pulls to the cover page for the Client)
Availability Section - what is the providers ongoing availability (this pulls to the cover page for Client)
Answer the pertinent questions:
Has the provider's professional license or certification been investigated or suspended? (pulls to the cover page for the Client)
Has the provider been convicted of, or charged with, a crime other than a minor traffic violation?
Malpractice History- add details- payouts, pending cases, settled cases and dismissals or list "no malpractice"
In Additional Details section- (Client can view these details)
Please state if provider is IMLC
Please state if DEA will be obtained or transferred
Highlights about the provider
List if provider has worked at any other CommonSpirit (CHI or Dignity facilities)
Bill Rates section
Make sure all rates match the Master Services Agreement
Does the provider require - Airfare, Lodging and Rental (must be withing CommonSpirit Travel Guidelines)
Presentation submission requirements
Include an up-to-date CV, which shall include:
Scope of practice in CV job history section for each job.
Explain gaps on CV (30-day or larger gaps)
Copy of Board Certification(s)- If board eligible (List if Candidate is within 5-years of residency?)
Submit a copy of clean Sex Offender search- include screen shot -
Supporting certifications such as DEA, BLS, ACLS, ATLS, NRP, PALS
Procedures provider is comfortable performing: (For Inpatient Services)
Copy of state license active status. If provider's license is in any other state besides Active, speak to Account Manager before presenting
If obtaining a new state license for provider- detail where in the process the provider is currently
Other Active State License(s)- list the state, license number and status
Disciplinary Actions: (Must provide detailed explanation with presentation)
Malpractice History- supporting documentation•
Two current Vendor references forms filled out (within two years) - supervisor and peer or two peer references (requirements could vary by Facility). Please speak to the RM if Candidate is new to Vendor and references have not been obtained
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Board Certified
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Arkansas