Surgery - Thoracic Physician

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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