Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular Surgery
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Job summary
Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, is seeking a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Cardiovascular Surgery team. You will provide patient care under physician supervision, perform physical exams, order tests, and assist in procedures at the main campus.
This full-time, day-shift role offers competitive compensation with a starting bonus or loan assistance and excellent benefits; licensure in Montana or Wyoming is required.
Qualifications
- Eligible professional must be certified as a PA or NP and licensed in Montana or Wyoming.
- Experience in cardiovascular surgery is preferred.
- Must meet the education and certification requirements listed.
Responsibilities
- Supports and models mission of Billings Clinic.
- Examines patients and compiles medical data including health history and exam results.
- Administers or orders diagnostic tests and interprets results.
- Performs therapeutic procedures within the scope of licensure.
- Develops and monitors patient care plans and communicates with supervising physician.
Education
Job description
The region’s largest independent health care system serves Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas. Enjoy big city medicine and an active Rocky Mountain lifestyle. Billings is the biggest city in Montana and offers an ideal mix of city amenities and rural charm, with immediate access to the outdoors.
ACC-designated HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence
Competitive Compensation with starting bonus or loan assistance and excellent benefits
Montana-based, not-for-profit organization
Region’s tertiary referral center with 80+ specialties and level I trauma center
Magnet® recognized for Nursing Excellence since 2006
Member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network
Billings ranked in the “Top 100 Best Places to Live in America” – Livability 2026
Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE
Under clinical supervision of a physician and direct supervision of the Manager/Director, the Physician Assistant provides general medical care, treatment and health care services to patients within the scope of their licensure and expertise level of the supervising physician.
- Supports and models behaviors consistent with the mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic and department/service.
- Examines patients and performs comprehensive physical examination, compiles patient medical data including health history and results of physical examination.
- Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, laboratory, and other ancillary services as appropriate and differentiates between normal and abnormal information contained in the test results. (Patient Care, Testing Diagnostic Tests)
- Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care and managing infections within the scope of their licensure and the expertise level of the supervising physician. (Patient Care,
- Procedures, Midlevel Scope of Practice)
- Formulates diagnosis of medical problem, develops, implements and monitors patient care plans, records progress notes and assists in the provision of continuity of care; conferring with the supervising physician as necessary and/or appropriate. (Patient Care, Treatment plan, Patient Care Plan)
*** Experience preferred
- Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program
- Current National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants (NCCPA) Board Certification/License as Physician Assistant
- Approved to practice as a physician assistant in Montana or Wyoming by Board of Medical Examiners
- Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program
- Current Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
- Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner with a current Montana and/or Wyoming Board of Nursing
- License as an advance practice nurse
- Current Montana and/or Wyoming license as a Registered Nurse as appropriate to service area
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