Locum Physician - Cardiovascular Surgery
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Cardiovascular Surgery Group as a Cardiovascular Surgery Locum – Dec-Jan Coverage in Joplin, Missouri, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Malpractice coverage
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Cardiovascular Surgery Group as a Cardiovascular Surgery Locum – Dec-Jan Coverage.
Key Responsibilities
The cardiovascular surgeon will perform a wide range of adult cardiac, vascular, and thoracic procedures within a high-volume surgical team. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to provide comprehensive operative care to patients.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Missouri state license or be IMLC eligible and be board certified or board eligible. Applicants are required to have ACLS certification and must comply with flu and COVID-19 vaccination policies.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 50% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Surgeon roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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