How much does a locum Cardiac Anesthesia make in Pennsylvania?
Locum Cardiac Anesthesia physicians in Pennsylvania earn $440–$475/hr (1099, take-home) in 2026. 15–20% above general anesthesiology. Range varies by case complexity, call burden, and facility acuity — TAVR programs and complex cardiac surgery centers with 24-hour call command the top end.
Source: LocumOS Physician Freedom Project 2026, AMN Healthcare 2026, NALTO benchmarks. Physician take-home, 1099.
What qualifications do locum Cardiac Anesthesia physicians need in Pennsylvania?
ACGME-accredited Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) fellowship required; Advanced PTEeXAM (TEE board certification) required.
- ABA board certification in Anesthesiology
- ACGME-accredited ACTA fellowship
- Advanced PTEeXAM certification (TEE board)
- CABG, valve, and aortic surgery case experience
- TAVR and structural heart procedure experience
- Current ACLS certification
What hospitals hire locum Cardiac Anesthesia physicians in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has a robust healthcare infrastructure with multiple facility types actively hiring locum Cardiac Anesthesia specialists.
Community Cardiac Surgery Programs
Community hospitals with open-heart programs requiring cardiac anesthesia coverage for CABG, valve, and vascular cases
Academic Cardiac Surgery Centers
University-affiliated cardiac surgery programs with complex case mix including transplant and LVAD support
Structural Heart Programs
TAVR and structural heart programs (MitraClip, WATCHMAN) requiring cardiac anesthesia coverage for hybrid OR cases
Cardiothoracic Surgery Groups
Private and employed CT surgery groups requiring locum cardiac anesthesia coverage during vacancies or volume surges
Regional Referral Centers
Regional cardiac referral centers serving rural communities with limited cardiac anesthesia staffing
How long does the Pennsylvania medical board take for locum Cardiac Anesthesia licensing?
Pennsylvania is not yet an IMLC compact member — traditional licensing required (30–45 days).
Pennsylvania requires child abuse mandatory training for all licensees. Locums One coordinates PATCH, IdentoGO fingerprinting, and FCVS submission simultaneously.
Locums One handles all licensing and credentialing for placed physicians — including Pennsylvania medical board applications, FCVS coordination, and DEA registration. Average credentialing time: 21 days (industry average: 60–90 days).
Pennsylvania isn't IMLC — but you can still go multi-state
Apply to the Locums One Bench. We'll surface gigs in your home state plus the IMLC compact states (40+ states) where you can fast-track licensure.
Already credentialed in Pennsylvania? Apply to the Bench to get matched on future Cardiac Anesthesia gigs across the country. Free signup.
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Other agencies place you on one assignment, then you start the paperwork from zero on the next. We carry it forward.
Your credentialing packet, license expirations, malpractice tail coverage, tax-pro consult, year-ahead assignment planning — all tracked in one place by the same team. You stay focused on patients. We handle the rest of your locum career.
IMLC application service — for $99 refundable deposit we handle your full multi-state application, you get 40+ state licenses in 3–4 weeks
Nobody else in locum tenens does this end-to-end. We built it because every founder here lived through what didn't.
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One number on every contract. Everything below included:
- •Malpractice — $1M/$3M claims-made with tail. No separate invoice.
- •Travel + lodging — round-trip + furnished housing within a 60-mile radius
- •1099 tax-pro consult — a CPA on retainer for your 1099 questions, free for placed physicians
- •License-renewal tracking — we monitor your state expirations and prompt 90 days out
- •Same recruiter every assignment — see the next block
One contract. One bill. One number that already includes the things other agencies bill separately.
Same Recruiter Every Assignment
Other agencies hand you to a new recruiter every job. The first call is always "Tell me about your case mix..." — again. We don't.
Your recruiter knows your specialty, your case-mix preferences, your spouse's name, and which Tuesday you can't be on call. They stay with you across every assignment, every state, every year. The relationship compounds.
What We Won't Do
- •No name-clearing without your written approval.
- •No CV submissions to facilities you didn't review first.
- •No calls during shifts.
- •No surprise fees post-acceptance.
- •No "your rate just changed because the facility renegotiated."
Predictability beats every other selling point in locum tenens. We commit to it in writing.
We Optimize for You, Not the Facility
Most agencies measure success by placements made. We measure it by physicians who book a second assignment.
Same bid, two physicians? We push back to the facility for the better-fit candidate, not the one who'll close fastest.
Better-paying gig at a different agency? We tell you. (Then we work to win you back next round with a better one.)
We work for you. The facility relationships compound when you stay — that's the model.
Built by Physicians Who Got Tired of This
Locums One was built by physicians who spent years on the receiving end of opaque agencies. Every workflow — credentialing, contract review, rate negotiation, malpractice handling — was designed by someone who'd been a locum themselves and watched the system break in the same places, every time.
We're not a tech company that figured out staffing. We're a physician company that figured out tech.
The Cost of Opaque Agencies
The typical locum loses $40,000–$60,000/year to hidden agency markup. Most never see the bill rate, only the take-home.
We publish the math. Our gated rate sheet shows what facilities actually pay, what physicians take home, what we keep, and where every other line item goes.
Physicians who read it and switch see the difference inside one assignment cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions — Locum Cardiac Anesthesia in Pennsylvania
What qualifications do locum cardiac anesthesiologists need?
ACGME-accredited Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) fellowship completion is required. Advanced PTEeXAM certification (TEE board certification through the National Board of Echocardiography) is required at most facilities. Case logs for CABG, valve, and TAVR cases are typically requested.
What do locum cardiac anesthesiologists earn per hour?
Locum cardiac anesthesiologists typically earn $440–$475 per hour — a 15–20% premium over general anesthesiology ($350–$450/hr). On a 10-hour OR day, that's $4,400–$4,750 before any call differentials. 24-hour call commands mid-four-figure daily rates.
Do you place cardiac anesthesiologists for TAVR coverage?
Yes. We place cardiac anesthesiologists for TAVR, MitraClip, WATCHMAN, and other structural heart procedures. Structural heart coverage is one of the fastest-growing segments of cardiac anesthesia locums.
Is malpractice included for locum cardiac anesthesiologists?
Yes. Every locum cardiac anesthesiologist carries $1M/$3M occurrence-based malpractice coverage included in the single bill rate.
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How do I apply for a locum Cardiac Anesthesia role in Pennsylvania?
Locums One handles credentialing, licensing, malpractice, travel, and lodging — all bundled. Average placement: 21 days.
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