Surgery - Thoracic Physician

The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board-certified, board-eligible full-time permanent hospital employed Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our Surgery department. The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is accountable to the Chief of Surgery. The Cardiothoracic Surgeon physician participates in inpatient and outpatient care related to Cardiothoracic surgeries at the OKC VA. Responsibilities include design and conduct comprehensive examinations, diagnosis, and implementation of treatment plans, admission orders, discharge summaries, ordering special labs, and radiographic studies, Provide medical education / counseling to patients & their families, and Verify, establish, and ensure that identified pre-operative surgical requirements are met, ensure appropriate arrangements have been established for admission, and coordinate inpatient activities on the floor. The cardiothoracic surgeon will also be responsible for performing bedside procedures including placement of arterial lines, swan-ganz catheters, and central lines, bronchoscopy, changing of tracheostomy tubes, wound care and debridement, thoracentesis, removal of chest tubes, temporary pacing wires, intra-aortic balloon pump, central lines, arterial lines, and drainsall, management of clinic staff, productivity, oversight of performance measures, patient safety initiatives, and process improvement as well as apply national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance and management. Additional duties include;

• Demonstrate ability to diagnose and treat CT surgery patients seen in consultation with other health care providers
• Promote patient care programs for the CT surgery patients
• Integrates the activities of the CT surgery service with other patient care programs at the facility
• Provides education, teaching, and support to surgical residents and fellows
• Participates in Quality Improvement (QI) projects as deemed necessary by the department, Quality Management (QM), and / or the Chief of Staff
• Participates as a key member of the CT surgery Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to ensure optimized outcomes for all CT surgery patients

SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE DUTIES

The OCVAMC is located in Oklahoma City, OK and is the Flagship for the Oklahoma VA Health Care System (OCVAHCS) - a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility. The surgery department serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000 veterans in an area that includes 48 counties in Oklahoma and 2 counties in North Central Texas. Join a department that is expanding the clinical area to better serve veteran patients!

Work Schedule

Full-time, Monday-Friday 08 : 00-4 : 30

The starting pay is $325,000- $400,000 per year.