JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Profession: Nurse Practitioner

    
• Specialty: NP - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery

    
• Job Type: Locum Tenens

    
• Location: Ft.Wayne, IN 46804

    
• 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

    
• 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: Scheduling Need

    
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

  

  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 (Certified)

    
• Licenses: Licensed in IN or Universal License (IMLC)

    
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, Other

    
• Fellowship: Required

    
• 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

  

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