Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician

Locums - Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Fort Myers, Florida Start Date : 9 / 22 / 25Duration : 2 / 27 / 26Type : Inpatient & Surgical - Hospital-based

Position Overview

Schedule : Monday-Friday, 6 : 45 AM - 5 : 00 PM

Setting : Inpatient consults, inpatient surgical cases, pre & postoperative rounding (no clinic)

Rounding : All rounding completed with an APP; APP creates consult / progress notes; surgeon must add note and co-sign

Weekend Coverage :

Rounds on all patients with a PA

Covers emergent OR cases only

Sees all new consults

Likely required 1 weekend per month

Night Call Process :

Weekday call : 4 : 30 PM - 7 : 00 AM (shared equitably across surgeons, typically M-Th)

Weekend call : Friday 4 : 30 PM - Monday 7 : 00 AM (covered by weekend surgeon)

First Call : Surgical PA for floor patients

CVICU : CTS APP in-unit most nights; will escalate to surgeon if needed

ER : Calls surgeon directly if needed

Clinical Expectations

Full cardiothoracic surgical coverage (consults, OR, rounding, call)

Support Staff : PAs and APPs for rounding and first-call coverage

Requirements

Current CV - must be up to date, list all employment with no gaps

NPDB - within the last 3 months, must be clean (no hits)

Active Florida License - Required

Board Certified or Eligible in Cardiothoracic Surgery - Required (Letter of eligibility acceptable)

Primary Source Case Logs - Required, only past 12 months accepted (HIPAA compliant / de-identified)

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