Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Job Description
- Job ID: L-MD-98001
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Period: Sep 25, 2026 – Dec 28, 2026
- Coverage Type: Call only
- Call Schedule: 24-hr call; 7a-7a
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Provided by Vendor
Specific Shifts to FILL
- Sep 25, 2026 (7am) – Sep 28, 2026 (7am)
- Nov 13, 2026 (7am) – Nov 16, 2026 (7am)
- Dec 19, 2026 (7am) – Dec 28, 2026 (7am)
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 3
- Rounding: Assigned patients
- Case Mix: Cardiothoracic surgery
Facility Information
- No. of Beds in Department: 12
- EMR: Epic
Privileges & Compliance
Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
- Required
- General CV/thoracic surgery (Open, Endoscopic)
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (On pump, Off pump)
- Congenital defects (ASD, VSD, PFO, etc.)
- Valvular repair
- Valvular replacement
- Aneurysm repair (Cardiac, Aorto-thoracic)
- Lung resection (including VATs)
- Chest wall or pleural procedures
- Esophagus and diaphragm surgeries
- Permanent pacemaker placement
- AICD (Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator)
- Left ventricular assist devices
- TAVR
- CABG
- Vent Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Eval. And management of acute vol/BP issues
- Insertion of Central line
- Insertion of Arterial line
- Insertion of PA catheter
Insertion of IABP
General Vascular surgery (Open, Endovascular, Aneurysm repair - aorto-abdominal, Bypass procedures - aorto-femoral/iliac, Fem-pop, Endarterectomy (Carotid, Renal, Subclavian steal procedure))
Job Requirements
- Board: BC
- Licenses: Licensed in SC
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and off-pump bypass procedures
- Conduct valvular repair and replacement surgeries
- Manage lung resections and other thoracic surgical procedures
- Handle emergency cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgical cases
- Provide post-operative critical care and hemodynamic monitoring
Key Responsibilities
Perform a wide range of cardiothoracic and vascular surgical procedures, including CABG, valvular repairs, and lung resections. Provide post-operative critical care and hemodynamic monitoring while managing emergency cardiac and thoracic cases.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified physician with a valid South Carolina medical license. Requires extensive experience in open and endoscopic cardiothoracic surgery, vascular procedures, and critical care management.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 48 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 94% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Hilton Head Island
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $890k
- Typical market rent
- $2,774/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.