Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Surgery - Cardiothoracic

**Position Overview:**

**Specialty:** Physician Assistant (PA) in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

**Coverage Dates:** Seeking coverage for 1-2 weeks per month, continuing until 2027.  

**Schedule Details:**  
- **Weekdays:** Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM  

- **On-Call Hours:** Floor call and beeper from 3 PM to 7 AM  

- **Weekends:** 24-hour onsite support with floor call or OR call availability 

**Call Coverage:** Required  
- **Call Type:** In-house and beeper/phone call  

- **Call Ratio:** On-call if on assignment  
- **Expected Callback Hours:** Approximately 10 hours per weekend 

**Provider Requirements:** One (1) provider needed due to practice growth.  

**Practice Setting:** Inpatient/Hospital-based  

**Leadership and Teaching Opportunities:** Potential for supervision and teaching responsibilities.  

**Patient Demographics:** Primarily adult and geriatric patients. 

**Care Environment:** Inpatient-focused, averaging 20-26 patients per day within a Trauma Level 2 designation. 

**Required Skills and Responsibilities:** 

 
- Post-operative care across a range of cardiothoracic and vascular surgical cases  

- Conducting emergency surgeries for cardiothoracic and vascular patients  

- Evaluating consults/referrals from the Emergency Department, Cath Lab, and other hospital providers  

- Proficient in vein harvesting during cardiac surgical procedures  

- Assisting in surgical operations  
- Prescription management  

- Coordinating patient care  
- Rounding on patients  

- Interpreting diagnostic tests and ordering additional investigations 

- Harvesting vascular tissues for bypass conduit applications  

**Electronic Medical Record System:** Epic  

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**Credentialing Information:**  
- **Estimated Timeframe for Credentialing:** 90-120 days; temporary privileges may be obtained within a week, contingent upon quick submission of all necessary items and a clean record.  

- **Temporary Privileges Available?** Yes  

**Shift Description:**  

- Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM with additional on-call responsibilities as detailed above.  

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**Mandatory Credentials:**  
- Board certification in Vascular Surgery  

- Active Ohio license or compact license  

- Current ACLS certification  

- Active DEA registration 

 
- Clean professional background with no malpractice or licensing issues (strictly enforced).  

**Experience Requirements:** Minimum of 5 years in Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgical services.  

**Licensure Requirements:** Must hold a valid license in Ohio.