Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Physician - Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, Iowa

UnityPoint St. Luke’s Cedar Rapids and Allen hospital Waterloo are actively recruiting for a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our teams in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, Iowa.    
 
Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.  

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care, and specialty care. The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions. The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being. 

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids serves a seven-county area surrounding Cedar Rapids. St. Luke’s Hospital is the only hospital in Cedar Rapids designated as a Top 50 Heart Hospital six times, has been named a top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health eight times and also has been honored six times as Becker’s Hospital Review ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’. St. Luke’s is also a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.  

In 1978, cardiothoracic surgeons at St. Luke’s performed the area’s first open heart surgery, establishing St. Luke’s as Cedar Rapids’ Heart Hospital.

Since then, surgeons have performed tens of thousands of heart and lung surgeries. Patients trust and have come to expect they will receive the best and most advanced care from St. Luke’s cardiothoracic surgical team – right here in Cedar Rapids.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Treatments:

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG
• Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Heart Valve Repair and Replacement 

Lung Cancer Care:

St. Luke’s cardiothoracic surgery team also has expertise in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). They work together with oncologists at the Helen G. Nassif Community Cancer Center and St. Luke's Nassif Radiation Center to provide comprehensive treatment for those facing lung cancer. Treatment for lung cancer often involves a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, depending on each patient’s situation.

UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital is a 204-bed, community hospital serving the Cedar Valley. Allen Hospital is the busiest hospital in the Cedar Valley. We care for more inpatients, outpatients, emergency patients and cardiac patients than any other hospital in our 10-county service area. United Medical Park and Prairie Parkway offer outpatient care in facilities that are built for your comfort and convenience. 

The Allen Heart & Vascular Center opened in 2009 to centralize all heart care in one facility and is specifically designed for heart patients and their families. Along with the physicians at the Cedar Valley Cardiovascular Center, Allen Hospital is often recognized as one of the top heart care programs in the nation.

Lung Nodule Clinic:

We offer evaluation and intervention for lung nodules at the Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Clinic. 

Position overview: 

• Full time position split 50/50 between St. Luke’s Cedar Rapids and Allen Waterloo
• Cedar Rapids and Waterloo teams each have one full time physician and 3 Advanced Practitioners  
• Clinic Monday – Friday; Half days
• Support of APPs with first assist in OR, rounding on post-operative patients, and clinic post-hospitalizations.
• Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination.

• Average of 5-6 patients per week in clinic and 4-5 surgeries per week. 
• 24-hour Call requirement of 7 days per month; additional days are extra pay
• Schedule split 85% hospital and 15% clinic; Clinic time is seeing new patients and TAVR patient in conjunction with our Cardiology Clinic
• Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
• Patient-focused, friendly, and willing to collaborate in a team environment.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills.

• MD or DO
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
• Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

 We offer 

• Competitive compensation package; Base Salary + quarterly bonus RVU + extra call pay
• Attractive incentive package
• A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in. 
• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more  
• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.  
• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. 
• Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience. 
• A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Community Details 

Cedar Rapids 

Vibrant, unique and industrious, Cedar Rapids is one of Iowa’s centers of excellence for arts and culture and an economic hub of the state’s Eastern region. As the second-largest city in the state, “The City of Five Seasons” offers its residents a wide variety of amenities, attractions and career opportunities on par with its nearby, out-of-state counterparts (Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis) without the high cost of living, hustle and bustle. Learn more about Cedar Rapids and why it offers one of the best places to live, work and play in the Midwest.  

Waterloo 

Waterloo and Cedar Falls comprise a metro area of more than 107,000 residents who are proud to call the Cedar Valley home. These two cities are just minutes apart, and though they’re intertwined by shared geography and regional pride, each boasts its own unique history and attractions. Whichever city you choose to plant your roots, you won’t have to go far to enjoy the amenities of the other – an added benefit of life in the Cedar Valley! 

Please contact Andrea Sims, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at 319-730-9513 or andrea.sims@unitypoint.org