Cardiothoracic Surgeon
$800,000 a year, stated in the posting. Trinity Health, MercyOne, in Des Moines, IA. Posted Sep 24, 2025. New here this week.
Highlights from the posting
- Malpractice with tail
- H-1B sponsorship
- Epic EMR
- Teaching or academic
In short
Cardiothoracic surgeon joining a 4-surgeon practice at MercyOne Iowa Heart in Des Moines, Iowa, as the 5th surgeon. The posting emphasises adult cardiac surgery and building a dedicated robotic thoracic program.
About this job
- Setting
- Hospital-based cardiovascular practice with 44 physicians, 8 primary locations and 15 outreach facilities. 4 CV OR rooms, 1 hybrid, Da Vinci Xi/Si; EMR is EPIC.
- The work
- Adult cardiac surgery plus minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery; develop a robotic thoracic program, support and grow LVAD, and serve as General Surgery Residency faculty.
- Schedule
- Full time with block time.
- Call
- APP 1st call, with APP inpatient rounding and clinic support; 24/7 CSICU intensivist support.
- Patients
- Surgical case volume over 1000 cases per year; includes beating heart, robotic heart, minimally invasive valve, ECMO, VAD, TAVR and TEVAR.
- What the pay includes
- Salary $800,000 Year-1, $825,000 Year-2, $850,000 Year-3, plus a $75,000 recruitment incentive.
- Requirements
- Board Eligible/Board Certified in cardiothoracic surgery with a strong foundation in adult cardiac surgery. J1 and H1B welcome.
- Benefits named
- 5 weeks ATO, paid malpractice and tail coverage, day one benefits, 403(B) match.
Details
- Pay stated
- $800,000 a year
- Specialty
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Health system
- Trinity Health
- Site
- MercyOne
- Location
- Des Moines, IA 50314
- Posted
- First seen here
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Source
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