We are tasked with staffing
the San Juan VA Medical Center (SJVAMC) with an Onsite Cardiothoracic Physician Surgeons (2FTEs). The Cardiothoracic Physician is expected to do the following:
- Initial patient evaluation in inpatient, outpatient and Emergency Department (ED) settings and surgical procedures in Operating Room and post-operative care settings, including tasks related to Cardiothoracic Surgery Consult (operation not recommended), Permanent Pacemaker Implant (in emergency cases), Pacemaker Lead Extraction (back up), Pericardial Window and/or Pericardiectomy Procedures,
- Back up for Interventional Cardiology (PCI) cases, onsite and on-call in
- One (1) physician surgeon is required to be available on-site for scheduled elective procedures
- One (1) physician surgeon is required to be available on-site for scheduled elective procedures (Operating Room) and patient evaluations at clinics on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00am to 3:30pm.
- One (1) physician surgeon will be on call during weeknights Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 7:00am, and weekdays Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, weekends, and holidays from 7:00am - 7:00am (24 hour daily coverage) for emergency cases and Cath Lab procedures; as needed, surgeon will be called to be onsite as stand by for specific/elective Cath Lab procedures during the week; in addition, this physician needs to attend scheduled meetings on Friday mornings from 7:30-8:30 am for discussion of case
Requirements
- Have a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property.
- Shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency
- at least 5 years of experience
Salary Description
$355,000 to $525,000
