Full-scope Heart Surgery for Underserved Communities | Guaranteed $930,000 Base Salary | Established Referral Sources

Saint Francis Healthcare System is seeking a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join the region’s most respected heart surgeon at Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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Join the Saint Francis family where we are better together and where people come first!

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Benefits:

1. $930,000 Guaranteed Salary with On-Call Pay
2. Student Loan Repayment Available!
3. Signing Bonus or a Monthly Stipend option for Residents
4. Relocation Allowance
5. Paid Malpractice with Tail Coverage

Requirements:

Become a valued member of Saint Francis Medical Partners! Medical Partners are held to the highest standard of professional excellence and are required to meet the following:

1. BC Surgery certification; BE/BC Thoracic Surgery certification
2. Missouri Physician license or ability to obtain a license upon credentialing
3. Active Missouri DEA and BNDD registration or ability to obtain upon credentialing

Responsibilities:

Join a dynamic group of 2 CT Surgeons, 2 Vascular Surgeons, and 3 APPs (1 CT APP, 2 Vascular APPs)

1. Work schedule: M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm outpatient clinic
2. Clinic days for CT Surgery are currently Wednesdays

• Average patients seen in clinic is 15-20 per clinic day
• CT Surgery PA also sees her own patients in clinic

1. Call is 1:2 currently, rotate weekends and holidays (would be 1:3)
2. Average number of patients in procedures per day: 3-4
3. Average census of inpatients: 7-10 with a max range of 15

• CT APP rounds on patients, as well

1. Two Dedicated Heart ORs with dedicated CVOR Team and with DaVinci Robots (#5 an #20), 5 Cath Labs, 1 Hybrid Suite
2. Cardiac ICU, Progressive Step-Down Inpatient unit, and Outpatient Cardiac Rehab available
3. CVS service line volume increases from FY23 to FY24 was 13% and it’s projected to increase for this fiscal year.

Cape Girardeau and Surrounding Metropolitan Area:

When it comes to selecting a location to live and work, the medically sophisticated environment of Saint Francis Healthcare System is only part of the equation. Our region features the family values you would expect with its Midwestern roots and a community enhanced with sophistication by cultural benefits typically found in larger cities.

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Situated between St. Louis and Memphis along the mighty Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau is family-friendly and offers a wide range of activities, including an expansive park system, as well as State and National Parks. Cape Girardeau Regional Airport offers direct flights to St. Louis, Chicago, and Nashville, providing easy, stress-free travel at an affordable rate!

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Students come from all over the United States and from more than 40 countries around the world to attend Southeast Missouri State University with its Division 1 NCAA Athletics and flourishing performing arts center. Cape Girardeau is also home to one of the top-ranked golf clubs in all of Missouri - Dalhousie Golf Club is a private residential course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

About Saint Francis Healthcare System

Saint Francis Healthcare System is guided by our Mission to provide a ministry of healing, wellness, quality, and love inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ. Founded by Franciscan Sisters in 1875, our priority remains the same: serve all who enter with dignity, compassion and joy. Serving nearly 713,000 people across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, our focus is on patients' outcomes, experience, and value.Anchored by Saint Francis Medical Center, a 306-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 3,000 employees and more than 250 providers in eight communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include the Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.