Surgery - Thoracic Physician

Cardiothoracic Surgery opening in Rapid City, SD - Full-time, permanent position - Hospital Employed opportunity - Seeking a BE/BC Overview:

- This position will be a mix of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular care.

- The successful candidate will be a team player with excellent work ethic and clinical skills and passion for outstanding quality.

- Mentorship available for a junior surgeon that meets the qualifications.

- This provider will be joining 1 cardiac surgeon and 8 advance practice providers (to include nocturnal APP coverage).

- The Institute is on the leading edge of procedures offered to include CABG - including beating heart surgery, complex mitral valve repairs and replacements, AVRs & TAVRs, complex thoracic aortic surgery including aortic root surgery, arrhythmia surgery including hybrid A-fib maze procedures (convergent), ECMO, open and VATS lobectomy, mediastinal surgery, carotid endarterectomy, lower and upper extremity bypass surgery, EVARs and open AAA repairs.

Highlights:

- Annual volumes:

- Growing program with 700+ Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery cases in the last 12 months - 130+ CABG - 50+ Valve Repair/Replace - 50+ Carotid/Femoral Endarterectomy - 40+ Convergent Ablation Surgery - 2500+ Cath Lab Procedures - Including 250 Structural Heart Interventions - 1300+ EP Lab Procedures - 500+ Ablation - 12 operation rooms (2 dedicated to cardiac surgery), 2 Hybrid rooms, 2 da Vinci Robotic Systems - Comprehensive Cardiovascular Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement (GA/GI) Program with active registry participation.

This includes participation in STS Adult Cardiac Surgery, NCDR CP/MI, NCDR Cath/PCI, NCDR Device Implant Registry, NCDR TVT, SVS Vascular Quality Initiative, AHA Get with the Guidelines A-Fib and NCDR LAAO registries - Call shared equally amongst the Cardiothoracic Surgeon partners - Continued investment in the cardiovascular service line as a top strategic program - Comprehensive EP program offering the full spectrum of treatment for electrical heart disease - Dedicated Structural heart program offering transcatheter aortic valve replacement, left atrial appendage occlusion, PFO/ASD closure, Mitra Clip, and transcatheter mitral valve implantation - Rapid City Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab performs diagnostic and interventional coronary angiograms, complex coronary percutaneous coronary interventions and chronic total occlusions (CTOs), diagnostic and interventional peripheral angiograms (upper/lower extremity, abdominal), limb salvage cases, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), venograms, IVC stenting and thrombolysis - Robust cardiovascular clinical research program currently enrolling in over 20 clinical trials - Established cardiac rehab program, anticoagulation clinic, lipid, lifestyle medicine, and heart failure programs.

Active work toward establishing an advanced heart failure clinic and hospital service. Comp/Benefits:

- Retention bonus - Starting bonus - Competitive 2-year salary guarantee - Quarterly productivity bonus - CME, relocation, & moving stipend - Health, dental, life, vision, disability - Company-funded retirement plan

Location:

You can have it all: a high-quality medical practice and a satisfying lifestyle in one of America's premier and growing Mountain West locations. The area boasts a myriad of outdoor activities including rock climbing, skiing, hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and hunting. As a major tourist destination, we have a regional airport 15 minutes from downtown with direct daily flights to multiple major hubs.