JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
  
• Specialty: NP/PA - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Ft.Wayne, IN
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  
• Coverage Period: Aug 01, 2026 – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule:
  
• Mon – Fri: 7a – 7p onsite
  
• Sat – Sun: 6a – 10a rounding, then 24-hour call
  
• 7 on, 7 off
• On-Call Shift Schedule: Weekdays: 4:30p – 6a; Weekends: 5p – 5a
  
• Call Type: In-House
  
• Call Ratio: 1:3
  
• Call Response Time: 20 minutes
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Patient Demographics: 100% Adult
  
• Average Daily Volume: 8-10 inpatients/day
  
• Admissions: 3
  
• Rounding: Both (ICU & Stepdown)
  
• Phone Consults: 5
  
• Case Mix: Cardiac (CAB, Valves, Aortic Dissections), Thoracic (Robotic, VATS, Thoracotomies), Vascular (Open CEA, AAA, Revascularizations), Heart Failure (LVAD, ECMO, Impella)
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR System: Cerner
  
• Specialty Backup Available:
  
• Surgeon assists with weekend rounding;
  
• Night PA available some nights (Tue-Fri 8p-6a);
  
• Rounding nurse on weekends (5a-5p) fields first-line calls
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: No
  
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: Board Certified
  
• Licenses: Licensed in IN or Universal License (IMLC)
  
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
  
• Experience: Cardiothoracic surgery experience required; EVH proficiency (500 cases/10 years) for PAs
  
• Other Qualifications: Must bring personal laptop for call coverage; Ability to train new APPs on EVH preferred
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Daily rounding on all inpatients (ICU and stepdown) and new consults, including discharging patients
  
• First assist in operating room (OR) as needed, learning surgeon routines
  
• Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) using Hemapro 2; assist with open vein harvest or endoscopic vein harvesting for fem-pop surgeries
  
• Provide on-call coverage for patient management, ER consultations, and transfers from other hospitals
  
• Train new APPs on EVH techniques as required