Anesthesiology - Cardiac Physician

A growing hospital cardiac surgery program in Mason City, Iowa, is seeking a Locum Cardiac Anesthesiologist to provide coverage during select weeks throughout 2025. This hospital-based role involves primarily cardiac anesthesia cases, with additional general anesthesia responsibilities when no cardiac cases are scheduled.

• Week of June 30

• Week of October 13

• Week of October 20

• Week of November 24

• Practice Setting: Hospital-based with occasional coverage at Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) if needed

• Trauma Level: II

• EMR: Cerner (transitioning to EPIC), some paper documentation

• Surgical Volume:

  • Cardiac surgeries approx. 1/day (not every day)

  • General anesthesia cases 5-7/day

• Operating Rooms: 8 in use concurrently

• Patient Demographics: Adolescent to geriatric; critically ill pediatric patients transferred elsewhere

• Staffing: 6 anesthesiologists in practice, solo cases predominately, with CRNA students rotating through

• Call Model: Supervision/direction by partners if applicable

• Provide anesthesia care for cardiac surgery patients and general surgical cases as needed

• Interpret and bill for Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) procedures (placement alone is insufficient)

• Collaborate with surgical and anesthesia teams to ensure patient safety and quality care

• Supervise and work alongside CRNA students in the operating room

• Board Certified (preferred) or Board Eligible in Cardiac Anesthesiology

• Active Iowa medical license or IMLC

• TEE certification with the ability to read, interpret, and bill procedures

• Cardiac anesthesia fellowship preferred; extensive experience considered if TEE certified

• BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications

• COVID-19 vaccination proof

• Availability on specified coverage dates

If you are an experienced Cardiac Anesthesiologist interested in this locum opportunity in Mason City, IA, please get in touch for more details.