Physician Assistant – Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery

Nectar Locums; Washington; On-site; USD 332,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Nectar Locums seeks a Cardiothoracic Surgeon for a multi-month locum position in Washington, USA. The role includes rounding, discharge planning, and operative duties in OR and ICU, with 7am-5pm hours and a defined on-call rotation.

Robotic lobectomy, thymectomy, CABG, valve, VATS, and ECMO are among the procedures performed. The position requires involvement in daily rounds, patient management from admission to discharge, and collaboration with a four-surgeon, four-PA team.

Responsibilities

• Morning rounds and daily progress notes
• Discharge patients and prepare discharge summaries
• First assist in all procedures
• Endoscopic vein and radial harvest using Maquet system
• Place appropriate post-operative orders and manage chest tubes
• Call coverage and on-call rotation
• Rounding in OR and ICU; manage admits and consults
• Attend multidisciplinary rounds when on call

Job description

Must be able to cover all shifts

January 11, 7am through February 1, 7am

February 8, 7am through March 1, 7am

March 8, 7am through March 29, 7am

April 5, 7am through April 30, 7am

May 10, 7am through May 31, 7am

June 7, 7am through June 30, 7am

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Rounding/discharge every morning; Admits

No Clinic; Locum will be working in OR and ICU. Maybe seeing some patients in stepdown.

Schedule: 7a-5p

Call: 5p-7a

Weekend call: Friday 5p-Monday 7a

Call rotation: every third day during the week; and every fourth weekend

Practice Description

4 Surgeon 4 PA practice

Surgery Performed

• Robotic Lobectomy and Thymectomy using the Davinci Xi Robot
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Aortic Valve Replacement/ TAVR procedures
• Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement
• Thoracotomy and VATS procedures
• Left Ventricular assist Device Implantation
• Aortic Dissection Repair
• ECMO

PA Workflow/Responsibilities

• Morning Rounds, which include daily progress notes
• Medication management, order appropriate labs and Studies as needed
• Consults
• History and Physical
• Discharge Patients and Discharge Summaries
• Chest tube management and removal
• Attend Multidisciplinary rounds(when on call)
• Daily Clinic (Monday-Thursday)post OP patients
• First Assist in all procedures
• Endoscopic Vein and Radial Harvesting using Maquet System(Hemopro 2 Vasoview)
• Prepare Conduit harvested
• Place Appropriate post operative orders
• Close Sternotomy( Surgeon preference)
• Call Coverage
• Will be 1 in 3 during the week as well as weekends

Weekday Call Includes

• Finishing Late cases
• Taking calls from the CCU
• Returning to the hospital for Emergency Cases

Weekend Call Includes

• Rounding with the Call Surgeon
• Progress Notes
• Chest tube management
• Discharging Patients
• Receiving calls from CCU
• Available to return to Hospital for Emergency Cases