Cardiovascular Surgeon
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-35186
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Hattiesburg, MS
- Service Setting: Outpatient/Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Call only
- Coverage Period: Nov 01, 2026 – Ongoing
- Shifts Needing Coverage: Thanksgiving & Christmas
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 1:1
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 1-4
- Admissions: 1
- Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
- Phone Consults: 1
Facility Information
- EMR: Cerner
- Trauma Level: III
- Beds in Department: 8
- Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes
Required Procedures
Required: Arterial bypass
Job Requirements
- Board: BC/BE
- Licensed in MS or IMLC
- Certifications: ACLS
- Fellowship: Required
Key Responsibilities
The cardiovascular surgeon will provide inpatient and outpatient coverage, including rounding on assigned and unassigned patients. Responsibilities also include performing arterial bypass procedures and managing trauma cases within a Level III trauma center.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible and hold a medical license in Mississippi or an IMLC. A fellowship in cardiovascular surgery and ACLS certification are required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 100% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Mississippi index 87.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Mississippi | 96 active | 22,789 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 100% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Physician pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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- Includes call
Living in Hattiesburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $225k
- Typical market rent
- $1,315/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 87.6
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Hattiesburg, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.