Seeking Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Mercy Health, Lima, OH

Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio is seeking a motivated BE/BC Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join a growing multispecialty program. 

Candidate must be fellowship trained with a passion for cardiac and thoracic surgery.   Experience in minimally invasive surgery including complex valve repair and replacement, minimally invasive valve surgery, aortic procedures including complex aneurysms and dissections, VATS, Robotics, and coronary artery bypass grafting is preferred. 

The Mercy Health Physicians St. Rita’s Heart & Vascular Program has 6 employed cardiologists with 3 interventional cardiologist and 1 EP specialist.   Excellent support from 4 APCs for the OR, floor, and ambulatory setting.   Board certified Vascular Surgeons are also a part of the service line as well as a community-based heart and vascular specialist supporting the service line.   

Highlights

• 140 cardiac cases (excluding structural or thoracic cases) with tremendous room to grow.
• Call 1:3, 10-16 days/month.
• ACC Transcatheter Valve Accreditation (One of 4 in Ohio)
• Level 2 Trauma Center
• ECMO on site
• Stroke Certified Center
• Joint Commission AMI Certified with Level III Cardiac Cath Lab.
• TAVR Accredited
• The only Sepsis Center of Excellence in Ohio.
• 424 bed Medical Center with excellent sub-specialty support
  • 10 county catchment area with a population of 480,000
• Perfusionists on-site, NP & PA support
• Competitive compensation & benefit package
• This is not a J-1 qualified area.

Mercy Health Lima, OH Market offers Midwest living (excellent public and private schools, low cost of living, minimal traffic, convenient affordable living options) near large urban hubs for quick access to metropolitan experiences and air transportation.  We are a small city in revitalization mode located 1-2 hours from Dayton, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Columbus, Detroit & Cincinnati and 3-4 hours from Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Chicago. 

To apply or learn more contact:

Traci Cox, M.Ed.  trcox@mercy.com
Mercy Health Lima & Springfield, OH Markets
Physician & APC Recruitment
419-296-7808 (cell)

Since 1918, St. Rita’s Health Partners has been providing quality health care to the people of Lima and west central Ohio. More people prefer St. Rita's for medical care than any other hospital in the 10-county region we serve. 

Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state’s fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (@LivingMercyHlth).