Cardiac Surgery, Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, UMass Worcester

Umass-Memorial-Health-; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Cardiac Surgery service. This full-time role includes a rotating day/night schedule with weekends and holidays, providing comprehensive perioperative care and surgical assistance within a leading academic center.

Applicants should have an NP/PA degree, AGACNP-BC certification, and MA licensure with ACLS/BLS. Preferred: 1–3 years of experience in cardiac care.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited NP/PA program.
• AGACNP-BC certification required.
• Massachusetts license; ACLS and BLS certifications.
• 1–3 years of relevant clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive medical care under physician supervision.
• Perform histories, physicals, and document findings to guide treatment.
• Order, interpret, and review labs and imaging.
• Participate in daily rounds and document progress.
• Request consultations and communicate with services.
• Perform routine procedures per standards; assist surgically.

Skills

Advanced clinical judgment

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Operative first assisting

Endoscopic vein harvesting

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree in NP/PA program

AGACNP-BC board certification

Massachusetts license

ACLS Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

Hiring Range: $135,283.20 - $170,414.40 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

UMass Memorial Medical Center is the largest academic medical center in Central Massachusetts and the region’s only Level I Trauma Center. The Department of Cardiac Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a high-performing, collaborative academic team. Our Cardiac Surgery service includes 16 Advanced Practice Providers, 3 Cardiac Surgeons, and 7 Surgical Intensivists. This is a full-time position with a rotating day/night schedule, including weekends and holidays. The standard schedule consists of three 12-hour shifts per week.

Our team provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cardiac surgical care to a diverse patient population, including:

• Open and endovascular aortic repair
• Coronary revascularization
• Structural heart procedures
• Mechanical circulatory support, including a destination VAD program

The clinical scope spans the full continuum of perioperative cardiac surgery care, from high-acuity tertiary and quaternary cases to routine surgical procedures. The program performs approximately 550 cases annually. Advanced Practice Providers are integral to the service and serve as the first point of contact for patient care across the ICU, post-operative floor, and outpatient clinic. Surgically trained APPs provide operative first assisting and endoscopic vein harvesting in all cases.

Role Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of a physician, the Advanced Practice Provider will deliver comprehensive medical care, including but not limited to:

• Performing and documenting complete histories and physical examinations, with thorough review of the medical record to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans
• Ordering, interpreting, and reviewing laboratory tests and imaging studies
• Participating in daily inpatient rounds; evaluating patients; reviewing diagnostic data; and documenting daily progress notes
• Requesting consultations and communicating effectively with consulting services
• Performing routine bedside and clinical procedures according to approved standards

Delineation of Privileges

Assisting in surgical and other invasive procedures, as applicable

Position Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program; board certification required
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
• Current Massachusetts license ACLS and BLS Certified
• Preferred: 1–3 years of relevant clinical experience

Qualified candidates may contact Carmen Sanderson, Provider Recruiter, at [e-mail].

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.

Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.