Physician - Surgery Cardiothoracic
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: Y-MD-3539943
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Surgery Cardiothoracic
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lebanon, PA
- Service Setting: Hospital
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Jan 15, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027
- Clinical Shift Schedule: Friday 12pm – Monday 7am (24-hour call)
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Friday 12pm – Monday 7am (24-hour call)
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Adults (18+)
- Rounding: Included
- Case Mix: Cardiac surgery, urgent cases
Facility Information
- EMR System: EPIC
- Specialty Backup Available: Surgeon backup available
- Support Staff Available: PA/NPs: 1 (APP)
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 60 days
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active PA license or Universal License (IMLC)
- Board: BC/BE in Cardiac Surgery
- DEA: Required
- Experience: Minimum 1 year in specialty
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide 24-hour call coverage from Friday 12pm to Monday 7am.
- Perform urgent cardiac surgeries, including cases from cath lab.
- Manage post-operative patients in ICU and discharge to home.
- Provide backup consultation for surgical cases.
- Collaborate with APP support staff.
Key Responsibilities
Provide 24-hour call coverage and perform urgent cardiac surgeries, including cases originating from the cath lab. Manage post-operative patients within the ICU and oversee the discharge process.
Requirements
Requires an active Pennsylvania medical license or Universal License (IMLC) and Board Certification or Eligibility in Cardiac Surgery. Candidates must have a minimum of one year of experience in the specialty.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$436k (11 salary observations; 116 listings), vs ~$494k nationally (248 salary observations; 2,064 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 41 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 83% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $300k (middle half $275k–$550k)26 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $436k median in Pennsylvania | $494k nationally (−12%)11 state / 248 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Pennsylvania | 66 active | 1,266 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 98% no call · 83% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $60k) · 16% offer loan repayment926 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #10 of 26 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 329 postings, 188 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 820 in the last 30 days | 489 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Surgery pay trend | −11.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,267 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lebanon
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $283k
- Typical market rent
- $1,453/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.2
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lebanon, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.