Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

Palm Careers; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403B matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Palm Careers seeks an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant in Raleigh, NC for a high-profile cardiac surgery group. Primary duties include first or second assist in adult cardiac surgery, with EVH experience required; radial artery harvest experience preferred but not required.

Schedule is Monday–Friday with five eight-hour shifts, one in six weekends, and on-call backup one weekday (two weekdays every four weeks) plus one weekend every four weeks. Comprehensive benefits available.

Qualifications

• EVH experience required.
• Experience in adult cardiac surgery.
• Ability to back up call and manage patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist with adult cardiac surgery as first or second assistant.
• Maintain patient care on the floor and in clinic as needed.
• Support call schedule as described and respond within 45 minutes when on call if applicable.

Skills

EVH experience

First/Second assist

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Patient care on floor/clinic

Job description

We are hiring an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant in Beautiful Raleigh, NC for a high profile cardiac surgery group!

The candidate must be proficient in Endocopic Vein Harvesting! This is a full time permanent position.

The primary responsibility of this role with be to first or second assist with Adult Cardiac Surgery. This individual must have previous EVH experience. Experience with radial artery harvest preferred, but not required. When not in the operating room, this individual will be expected to assist with patient care management on the floor and in clinic.

Schedule M-F, 5 8 hour shifts per week! Work only 1 in every 6 weekends! Excellent Quality of life schedule!

This individual will be expected to take one weekday OR backup call per week (two weekdays every 4th week) and one weekend call every 4 weeks. The individual must live in a radius where they will be able to respond to calls within 45 minutes.

We currently have 3 surgeons and We are currently doing about 500 Hearts per /year. There are currently 3 OR PAs (this is a replacement position for the 4th) and 2 APPs working on the floor/clinic NPs.

The surgeons are extremely supportive and appreciate of all the APP efforts.

Salary Range 125K-190K!

• Comprehensive Benefits : Health, Dental, Matching 403B, Life, Disability and MUCH MORE!