Cardiothoracic Surgery PA — Growth & Impact

SSM Health; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is actively recruiting for a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant. The role involves examining patients, formulating diagnoses, developing treatment plans, performing technical, clinical, and surgical procedures, and documenting patient progress and surgical care.

Responsibilities include saphenous vein and radial artery harvests, chest tube and catheter management, airway management, and potential robotic lung experience.

Qualifications

• Certified Physician Assistant.
• Experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery is desired, but those applicants with strong surgical experience or training in Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery and General Surgery encouraged to apply.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering positive patient-provider relationships.
• Commitment to staying current with advancements in healthcare and continuously improving clinical skills.
• Keen on learning and growing professionally.

Responsibilities

• Examining patients, formulating diagnoses, developing treatment plans for patients, performing technical, clinical, and surgical procedures, and documenting patient progress and surgical care.
• Perform endoscopic saphenous vein harvests and radial artery harvests, place and remove chest tubes and catheters, intubate and extubate patients, and place and remove central lines and arterial lines. Robotic lung experience is a plus, but not required
• Anticipated schedule of Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm, including patient rounding every other weekend
• Low burden call is with little to no night cases, predictable weekend volume, and shared equally with our current Nurse Practitioner
• The APP may also write prescriptions and medical orders
• Strong onboarding program

Skills

Certified Physician Assistant

Cardiothoracic Surgery experience

Interpersonal skills

Lifelong learning

Tools

Robotic surgery

Job description

SSM Health in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is actively recruiting for a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant. The role involves examining patients, formulating diagnoses, developing treatment plans, performing technical, clinical, and surgical procedures, and documenting patient progress and surgical care.

Responsibilities include saphenous vein and radial artery harvests, chest tube and catheter management, airway management, and potential robotic lung experience.