Locum Tenens Job in IN for Thoracic Surgeon
Reported by 23 physicians · national cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Schedule
- Two weeks per month, ongoing coverage
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $810k – $1,250k
- Practice
- Inpatient practice setting
23 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Locum tenens thoracic surgeon position providing inpatient coverage two weeks per month, seeing 10-15 patients and admitting about 10 patients per shift, with paid malpractice and housing/travel expenses covered. Compensation is competitive though no explicit salary structure provided.
What the posting highlights
- Locum tenens coverage
- Care setting: Inpatient practice setting with rounding
- Patient population: General cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $810k – $1,250k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 23 recent physician reports · national cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
Benefits named in the posting
- Paid malpractice insurance
- Pre-paid travel and housing expenses
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 23 recent, approved physician reports (national cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Weatherby Healthcare.
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Inpatient practice setting
- Patient population
- General cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
SalaryDr will show local peer compensation and hiring supply here once this role has enough physician-reported data.
Questions to ask the employer
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Two weeks per month, ongoing coverage
- Shift type
- Not explicitly stated, implied shifts covering inpatient practice
- Patient volume
- 10-15 patients seen per shift
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient practice setting with rounding
- Coverage model
- Locum tenens coverage
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Recruiter-posted
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 80%
Full description
If this opportunity sounds right for you, give us a call today to speak with an expert Weatherby consultant for details. Two weeks per month -- ongoing coverage 10 - 15 patients seen per shift 10 admissions per shift Inpatient practice setting with rounding General cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery skills required Paid malpractice insurance; pre-paid travel and housing expenses Assignment details and time entry in online portal Competitive compensation 24-hour access to your Weatherby Healthcare consultant Charter member of NALTO