Cardiothoracic Surgery

Role and Responsibility

Will Be The Following:

• Evaluation, diagnosis, treatment/surgery and consultation for patients with congenital and acquired abnormalities of the heart and great vessels, lungs, mediastinum, and pleura;
• A variety of conditions of the chest wall;
• Traumatic injuries to the chest and cardiothoracic structures.

• Non-surgical care as well as pre-, intra-, and post-operative surgical care.
• Admitting privileges to the facility and support provisions of care for patients in critical care/intensive care settings in accordance with Piedmont Augusta policies and procedures.
• Assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions in accordance with medical staff policy.
• Management of chronic cardiovascular diseases including ordering appropriate imaging or lab tests and recommending treatment plans, including surgical interventions, as indicated by patients clinical needs.
• Coordination of care with hospitalists, primary care physicians, cardiology colleagues and other specialty physicians regarding day-to-day operations and participates in meetings for risk and quality management as well as improving clinical quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine
• Completion of Cardiothoracic Fellowship
• MUST BE Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery
• Expertise needed in Cardiac CT and Cardiac MR (MRAs)

Benefits

• Excellent cost of living - lower than the national average - with premier public and private schools.
• The community offers major amenities in the city as well as the surrounding areas.
• Piedmont Heart combines a Level I Cardiovascular Center, with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, healthcare professionals and physicians, providing quality, compassionate care for patients with cardiac, thoracic and vascular conditions, with 180+ cardiovascular physicians and surgeons providing care at over 30 cardiology offices across the state of Georgia.
• Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Affordable cost of living - lower than the national average - with premier public and private schools.
• Easy driving access to several of the South's largest major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Savannah, GA and Greenville, SC.

Schedule

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Pay

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