Cardiac Surgery Physician - Per Diem

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Bassett Healthcare Network, a progressive, academic health system in central New York and major teaching affiliate of Columbia University, is seeking to recruit a fellowship trained Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our staff at Bassett Medical Center located in Cooperstown, NY.

The faculty practice consists of 15 cardiologists, 2 cardiac surgeons, and 18 advanced practice clinicians. The Bassett network includes over 500 employed practitioners serving Central New York and New York's Leather stocking Regions.

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health care system that provides care and service to people living in an eight county region covering 5,600 square miles in Central New York. The organization includes five corporately affiliated hospitals, as well as skilled nursing facilities, community and school-based health centers, and health partners in related fields.

This is a vibrant and sophisticated upstate community set in a bucolic lake front village affording four seasons of cultural and outdoor activity. We have an unparalleled sport center walking distance from the hospital, which includes three swimming pools, rock climbing, racquetball and squash courts

Job Description & Responsibilities:

Bassett performs 125 major cardiac surgical cases annually including CABG, valve, and aortic surgeries. Our catheterization lab averages 600 PCI cases and about 75 TAVRs yearly. This position would involve performing primarily cardiac surgical cases and covering the inpatient census with the APC team. Participating on the Structural Heart team weekly as the covering surgeon for TAVRs and Watchman procedures, as well as Thoracic cased if interested depending on experience.

Cardiac surgical results have consistently met or exceeded both state and national quality standards as monitored by the NYS and STS Databases. To include:

• One week per month Monday-Sunday
• Work with a dedicated team of Cardiologists and APCs in a collegial environment.
• Primary cardiac surgical OR, 3 cath labs and a Hybrid OR
• Cardiac Surgery team consists of 6 CT Surgery APCs who provide 24/7 in-house coverage for the CT surgical service
• Daily Rate - $3,750 - $4,320

• MD, DO or MBBS
• Board Certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery