Locums Cardiothoracic PA

Location: Omaha, NE located close to the Iowa border. A stop on the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, it's known for its pioneer history, museums and cultural centers.

Opportunity: Looking for a surgical PA for cross coverage between Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery for operative call, routine operative, and clinic work. Site would like the provider to start in November or late Oct to cover Maternity leaves in Nov/Dec respectively. This will be 24 hour coverage and operative call with day time routine operative cases and some clinic.

Needing to cover two maternity leaves later November - later in Feb, and also December - March. There may be a need for ongoing PA locum coverage thereafter.

• 7A-4P ISH, M-F routine daily operative coverage and some clinic.
• Call starts each night at 1700 and is an operative call only by surgeon discretion.
• If they are covering they would be on call every night.
• Or if we are able to get 2 PA's then we can split call.
• Setting: Academic medical center
• FTE: Looking for two 1.0 FTE's for this duration for daily work and call purposes.
• Duties: Operative first assist and EVH for cardiothoracic cases.
• Required Procedures: Operative support also for routine AVR, MVR, CABG's, and routine cardiac surgeries. May also be for some routine vascular and/or thoracic surgeries. CUMC is a level 1 trauma facility and have low volume trauma calls. CABG with EVH, AVR, MVR, Pericardial Window, VATS, Thoracotomy, AV fistula, Permacath, Carotid Endarterectomy, LE Bypass, AAA, LE angiogram, PD cath, BKA, AKA, Inari, EKOS, Vein Ablation, Wound debridement
• EMR: EPIC
• Support Staff: CVOR rad techs, nurses, circulating and scrub nurses, CVOR anesthesia
• Reason for Coverage: Maternity leaves of current CT and Vascular surgery PA's.
• Must be a team player to help cover maternity leaves.
Compensation: Very competitive hourly rate plus call, malpractice and travel offered