Locum Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

Palm Careers; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid travel

Mileage reimbursement

Rental car

Malpractice coverage

Résumé du poste

Cardiac Surgery Group in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced cardiothoracic physician assistant for a full-time locum contract starting in six months and lasting up to a year. Credentialing completes in about 60 days.

The role includes first-assist duties, ICU rounds, and clinic work with flexible autonomy under physician supervision. Responsibilities include managing ICU patients, ordering and interpreting studies, and counseling patients on treatment plans and postoperative care.

Qualifications

• Experienced cardiothoracic physician assistant.
• Locum contract with full-time schedule.
• Credentialing in about 60 days.

Responsabilités

• Serve as first assist for cardiac, vascular, and thoracic cases.
• Perform Endoscopic Vein Harvest, Endoscopic Radial Harvest and femoral artery cut downs.
• Conduct daily rounds on ICU, floor, and clinic; write progress notes and orders.
• Order labs and radiology studies and interpret results.
• Manage critically ill patients in the ICU.
• Counsel patients on treatment plans, diet, and postoperative care.
• Collaborate with physicians and health care team to formulate treatment plans.
• Place chest tubes, central and arterial lines, IABP.
• Attend weekly clinic for new consults and postoperative patients.
• Monitor postoperative patients in a weekly PA-run clinic.
• Average 40-60 hours per week.

Connaissances

Autonomy

Patient counseling

Collaboration with physicians

ICU rounds

Outils

First assist in cardiac cases

Endoscopic Vein Harvest

Endoscopic Radial Harvest

Femoral artery cut downs

Central lines

Arterial lines

IABP

Chest tubes

Description du poste

Cardiac Surgery Group in Booming Dallas, TX is hiring an experienced cardiothoracic physician assistant! Credentialing takes about 60 days!

Locum Contract starting 6 months up to one full year! This is a full-time locums contract with paid travel, milage, rental car, malpractice and much more! This position is open due to growth of the program!

Cases may include but not limited to coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, aortic dissection repair, thoracotomy, video assisted thoracic surgery, robotic thoracic surgery.

The is a full continuum of care cardiothoracic physician assistant position with ample first assisting time, ICU, rounding and clinic! This position offers a lot of autonomy as a PA to practice medicine at the limits of our profession under physician supervision. Offers flexibility and a great work-life balance. Variety of work settings and responsibilities; every day is different. Friendly and fun work colleagues!

• Function as first assist for all cardiac, vascular and thoracic cases
• Perform Endoscopic Vein Harvest, Endoscopic Radial Harvest and Femoral artery cut downs
• Conduct daily rounds on ICU, floor and consult patients writing daily progress notes and orders
• Order appropriate lab/radiologic studies pertinent to encounters and interpret results
• Manage critically ill patients in the ICU
• Counsel patients on treatment plans, preventative medicine, diet, incision care and postoperative care
• Collaborate with physicians, staff and all members of the health care team to formulate appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• Place Central lines, arterial lines, IABP and chest tubes
• Remove chest tubes, pacing wires, central lines, arterial lines and IABP
• Attend weekly clinic with physician seeing new consults and postoperative patients
• Monitor postoperative patients in a weekly PA run clinic
• Average 40-60 hours per week