Surgery-Cardio Thoracic job located in Texas

Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, (DCOL) is a 100+ provider multi-specialty group that includes the majority of PCPs and the largest Cardiology group in the community. The arrival of a strong CVS 18 months ago who brought state-of-the art treatments for all types of heart, lung and vascular diseases has more than doubled the Open Heart volume (OR cases up 188%); we're in need now of another BC/BE surgeon with a strong work ethic and strong interpersonal skills:

• Seeking recently trained BC/BE surgeon
• ED call of 1:4; Clinic call of 1:2 anticipated
• Base salary and strong benefits with profit sharing potential
• Brand new office space on hospital's new Cardiac floor

Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is a regional referral hospital with advanced programs and facilities including:

• Fully accredited Open Heart Surgery program; daVinci robot
• New Cath and Special Procedures room. Cath volume recently grew from 100/mo to 150/mo, with expectations of 200/month within the year
• 23 bed Heart and Vascular Unit opened in January for Cardiology patients
• LRMC breaks ground July 2012 on an expansion project that will nearly double the hospital's size (to 230 beds) and add a second dedicated Open Heart room in their Surgical Suite (which will grow to 16 rooms).

Longview, TX is a community of 80,000 with a service area of more than 200,000. We're located just two hours east of Dallas on I-20.

• Stable, nationally ranked economy
• Nestled in the rolling pine forests of east Texas
• Vibrant community with abundant arts, culture, recreation and family activities
• School District recently rated among top 15 percent in the nation
• Less than an hour from fine dining, shopping and entertainment in Shreveport, LA

We offer a competitive recruitment package, which may include:

• Sign-on and/or commencement bonus
• Relocation, licensure and CME expenses
• Medical education stipend
• Medical education loan repayment assistance