Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Wapa; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wapa is looking for an experienced Physician Assistant to join our cardiothoracic critical care team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The role involves examining, diagnosing, and treating patients with serious heart and respiratory conditions. You will participate in a 24/7 service and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for optimal patient care.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's Degree, be licensed in Michigan, and hold relevant certifications. Grand Rapids offers a vibrant community with rich cultural experiences, making it a great place to live and work.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program.
• LIC-Physician Assistant - State of Michigan required upon hire.
• CRT-Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C) by NCCPA required upon hire.
• BLS Certification (AHA or ARC) required within 90 days.
• PALS Certification (AHA) required within 120 days.
• ACLS Certification (AHA) required within 120 days.

Responsibilities

• Examine, diagnose, and treat patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, and thoracic diseases.
• Coordinating care plans with consulting physician services and ancillary teams.
• Managing ICU procedures and emergency responses.

Skills

Endotracheal intubation

Arterial blood gas collection

Central venous catheter line placement

Temporary dialysis catheter line placement

Transvenous pacemaker line placement

Pulmonary artery catheter line placement

Crisis management in cardiothoracic emergencies

Education

Master's Degree in Physician Assistant studies

Tools

Ventilators

Pacemakers

Job description

Physician Assistant – Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Seeking a highly skilled, experienced APP to join our growing cardiothoracic critical care team. This is a 24/7 service therefore this position requires days, nights, weekends and occasional holidays in a rotation with the team.

In this position you will be responsible for examining, diagnosing and treating patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, and thoracic diseases under the direction of the attending physician. Our APPs play an integral role in the multidisciplinary care team by coordinating discussion, communication, and implementation of care plans with various consulting physician services, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nutritional support, and other ancillary teams. In addition to these skills, you will be expected to have obtained competency in common ICU procedures, including but not limited to endotracheal intubation, arterial blood gas collection, arterial catheter line placement, central venous catheter line placement, temporary dialysis catheter line placement, transvenous pacemaker line placement, and pulmonary artery catheter line placement.

Our cardiothoracic critical care providers are also the rapid response team for the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab.

Our APPs are expected to interpret and manage endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes, ventilators, pacemakers, sedation (MAC and Deep), ABGs and VBGs as well as complex acid/base derangements, fluid balance goals with diuretics, hemodialysis, and CRRT, vasopressors and inotropes, XRAYS, and laboratory investigations.

• SHOCK - ALL TYPES
• SEPSIS
• RESPIRATORY FAILURE
• HEART FAILURE
• RENAL FAILURE
• ACUTE & CHRONIC HTN
• BRADYCARDIA
• TACHYCARDIA (SVT, AFIB, AFLUTTER)
• VT/VF
• ENCEPHALOPATHY
• DELIRIUM
• INSOMNIA
• CARE OF POSTOP CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENT (CABG, VALVE, THORACIC)
• CARE OF POSTOP HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT
• CARE OF POSTOP LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT
• CARE OF POST CARDIAC ARREST PATIENT

Qualifications

Physician Assistant

• Required Master's Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program

• LIC-Physician Assistant - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Upon Hire required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, boasting a vibrant downtown scene with hundreds of local restaurants and craft breweries. It is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. A global canvas of creativity and community, Grand Rapids is home to ArtPrize, concert and theater venues, museums, Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, city owned parks, and is located just 30 minutes away from the beautiful west Michigan lakeshore. With a growing metro area population of over 1 million people, Grand Rapids has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute, and education. In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live in the United States out of 150 metro areas.