Job Description
Cardiothoracic Surgery Locums Job in Louisiana 24-hour Call Coverage Starting May 2026 and Ongoing We re working with a facility in Louisiana looking for a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to provide 24-hour call coverage beginning May 2026 and ongoing. The need is mainly weekends, with periodic extended coverage blocks available as well. It s a streamlined assignment with 100% call coverage and no clinic, supporting a CT Surgery service line at a 290+ bed hospital using Epic EMR. Specific dates of coverage needed: 7AM Thursday, May 14 - 7AM Friday, May 22 7AM Friday, June 26 - 7AM Monday, June 29 7AM Friday, July 17 7AM Monday, July 20 7AM Friday, July 31 7AM Monday, August 3 + 1-2 weekends per month ongoing in August-December Coverage Details for Assignment : Board Certification + active, unrestricted Louisiana medical license & DEA required Willing to consider candidates that are actively enrolled with the IMLC Covering CT Surgery Service Line (must be able to do full scope of CT Surgery) 100% 24-hour call coverage only - no clinic/outpatient coverage needs Daily inpatient volume: will see between 10-15 patients/day (to include rounding on attached & unattached patients and covering the ED for new consults, emergent cases, etc.) Weekly surgical case volume: can anticipate doing 7-10 cases / week 7AM - 7AM start & end time Facility cancels clinic when using locums coverage, however, the locums surgeon may need to look at a post op patient s incision occasionally when covering weekday shifts One NP that assists with weekday patient rounding, etc. (Not OR based) - will be present on Friday's until 5P Hospital details: 290+ bed facility, Level III Trauma Designation, Epic EMR Jackson a