Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiothoracic Surgery

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon seeks an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider to join the Heart & Lung Specialists team. The role collaborates with cardiothoracic surgeons across inpatient, operating room, and outpatient settings.

The position focuses on preoperative to postoperative cardiac and thoracic care, with significant OR involvement and solid opportunities for professional growth in a renowned regional program.

Qualifications

• Current Oregon Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license.
• Certification as NCCPA, AANP, ANCC, NCC, or AMCB as applicable.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Unrestricted Oregon DEA registration.
• Experience in hospital and outpatient clinical settings.
• Demonstrated experience as a first assistant in the operating room.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative care.
• Assist with a broad range of cardiac and thoracic procedures.
• Inpatient consultations, rounding, discharge coordination, and follow-up care.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Oregon NP/PA license

NCCPA, AANP, ANCC, NCC, or AMCB certification

Job description

About the Role

St. Charles Health System is seeking an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider to join our Heart & Lung Specialists team in Bend, Oregon. This is an opportunity to work alongside cardiothoracic surgeons and a multidisciplinary cardiac care team in a comprehensive program serving patients throughout Central Oregon.

Why Join St. Charles?

Join an established Heart & Lung program with expertise across cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, and cardiothoracic surgery.

Benefits and Opportunities

Work closely with experienced, established cardiothoracic surgeons and a collaborative multidisciplinary team, 3 surgeons, 4 PAs. Practice across the hospital, operating room, and outpatient clinic. Care for a diverse range of cardiac and thoracic surgical patients. Strong focus on quality, patient-centered care, and professional development. Live and work in Bend, Oregon, one of the Pacific Northwest's most desirable communities.

Position Highlights

• Minimum of 156 clinical shifts annually with 1 in 4 weekend call.
• Blend of hospital rounding, surgical assisting, outpatient clinic, and urgent/emergent surgical care, 50% operating room and 50% clinical/post-operative care.
• First‑line overnight support for CT Surgery patients and outpatient after‑hours calls.
• Urgent and emergent surgical assisting as needed.
• Primary location at St. Charles Bend Hospital and the Bend Heart & Lung Center.

Clinical Scope

The CT Surgery APP will provide comprehensive preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative care and assist with a broad range of cardiac and thoracic procedures (1/3 thoracic and 2/3 cardiac)

• Coronary artery bypass grafting
• Aortic and valve surgery
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Lobectomy and wedge resection
• Decortication and other thoracic procedures
• Inpatient consultations, rounding, discharge coordination, and follow‑up care

What We’re Looking For

• Current Oregon Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license
• Current NCCPA, AANP, ANCC, NCC, or AMCB certification as applicable
• Current ACLS certification
• Unrestricted Oregon DEA registration
• Experience in hospital and outpatient clinical settings
• Demonstrated experience as a first assistant in the operating room
• Strong communication, collaboration, and clinical decision‑making skills

Why Bend?

Live where others vacation. Bend offers more than 300 days of sunshine, exceptional access to skiing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, along with a vibrant downtown, excellent restaurants, and a welcoming community. At St. Charles, you’ll have the opportunity to build a rewarding career while enjoying the lifestyle and natural beauty of Central.

Schedule

Weekly Hours: 40 Caregiver Type: Regular Shift: Variable (United States of America) Is Exempt Position? Yes Job Family: NURSE PRACTITIONER or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Scheduled Days of the Week: Shift Start & End Time:

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.