Cardiothoracic Surgery Locum Tenens Physician Assistant

Position Overview A large acute care hospital in South Carolina is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery for a locum tenens assignment. The provider will work primarily in the operating room with responsibilities spanning vein harvesting, first assist on open heart cases, ICU admissions, and pre/post-operative surgical care. ~$200K for assignment. Assignment Highlights Schedule:Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM (8 hrs/day) Call: ~5% weekdays, ~75% weekends (primarily ER call) - included in daily rate Practice Setting: Inpatient (90%) + Outpatient (10%) Patient Population: Adults only Daily Caseload: ~10 patients/day (5 admissions, 5 ICU, 4 surgeries) Support: 4 cardiothoracic surgeons and 7 APPs Beds: 720 total EMR: Epic Pay Ranking: This package ranks in the top 10-15% of current market pay for cardiothoracic surgery PA locum roles in South Carolina. Skills & ExperiencePhysician Assistant with at least 2 years of cardiothoracic surgery experience (required) Must be able to: Harvest vein First assist surgeon on all open heart cases Provide suturing and perioperative surgical care Epic EMR experience (preferred) ACLS and DEA (required) Active South Carolina license (required; will consider candidates willing to license)

Created: 2026-03-04