Cardiac Surgery APP – Outpatient

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) in Cardiac Surgery to coordinate pre- and post-operative care in an outpatient setting, including education for patients and families and follow-up.

The APP will evaluate elective, urgent, and emergent cases with surgeons, manage referrals and in-basket tasks, and may participate in research with a Geisel School of Medicine appointment.

Qualifications

• BLS certification must be current.
• NH PA/APRN license or eligibility required.
• Completion of accredited PA/APRN program.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care and education of patients and families pre-surgery and post-operative follow-up.
• Evaluate elective, urgent, and emergent patients in outpatient clinic with surgeons and independent panels.
• Manage in-basket tasks, triage referrals, and field phone inquiries.

Skills

BLS certification

Education

Current certification to practice as a PA or APRN in NH

Successful completion of an approved PA/APRN program

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Cardiac Surgery APP - Outpatient

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Provider - Outpatient

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, NH

Dartmouth Health is pleased to announce an opening for an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) in the Section of Cardiac Surgery. Come explore an opportunity to live and work in the most beautiful part of our country for a program that values your professional fulfillment with a balance between work and life outside the hospital.

In this role, the APP will provide and coordinate care and education of patients and families prior to surgery, and while transitioning back to home, including post-operative follow-up. Work in the outpatient clinic setting provides opportunities to assist with the evaluation of elective, urgent, and emergent patients, both in coordination with the surgeons as well as an independent patient panel. Additional responsibilities include in basket management, triaging referrals, and fielding phone calls.

In addition, there are ample opportunities to be involved in research. A faculty appointment through Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth will be requested.

Position Highlights:

• Be team-oriented, multi-taskers with a great willingness to adapt to the team’s needs
• Work four 10-hour shifts per week, primarily at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• No night or weekend call requirements
• Opportunity to moonlight on the Cardiac Surgery service, covering ICU/floor patients (experience required)
• Be part of a team that recently scored an A+ for cardiac care by Money Magazine and on the Becker's Hospital Review's Top 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs for 2025.

What Dartmouth Health has to offer you:

• Work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting to provide an array of treatments and services, utilizing state-of-the-art approaches to medical care
• Robust retirement savings programs, including up to 6% in contributions from Dartmouth Health
• Access to ongoing training and development programs to support your career growth and skill enhancement
• $10,000 student loan forgiveness program and PSLF eligibility to provide support for individuals managing their student loan debt

The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. This beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. The system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Health Children's Hospital, and the acclaimed Dartmouth Institute, with seven affiliated hospitals and multiple Dartmouth Health ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities - both career and personal - truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.

Position Requirements:

• BLS certification
• Current (or eligible) certification to practice as a PA or APRN in NH
• Successful completion of an approved PA/APRN program.
• 1-2 years relevant experience preferred, but willing to train the right candidate

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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