Surgical Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular

Dell Medical School; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Medical School seeks a board-certified Physician Assistant to support cardiovascular surgery teams. The role involves in-OR first assisting, patient assessment, diagnostic coordination, and treatment with prescriptive authority.

The position requires collaboration with physicians and an interdisciplinary team, with duties spanning education, documentation, and patient counseling. Salary starts around $140,000+ depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Board-certified Physician Assistant with Prescriptive Authority and 1 year of cardiothoracic surgical first assisting experience (endoscopic/open conduit harvest).
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.
• Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive information professionally.
• Able to collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the cardiovascular operating room with Roomba-based physician assistants.
• Obtain patient history and perform assessments; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies.
• Provide direct treatment and management via prescriptive authority or referrals.
• Counsel patients and families about health conditions and treatment options.
• Document care and participate in staff and student education.

Skills

Cardiothoracic assist

Prescriptive authority

Team collaboration

Education

Board-certified PA

Job description

Purpose:

In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating adult cardiovascular and thoracic conditions.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Operating Roombased Physician Assistants will primarily work assisting in the cardiovascular operating room.

• Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview, and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs health assessments, screening, and patient care.

• Provides direct treatment and management of conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.

• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources.

• Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy.Participates in orientation and education of staff and students.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A board-certified Physician Assistant in good standing and credentialed by the Texas Medical Board with Prescriptive Authority and minimum 1 year experience in cardiothoracic surgical first assisting with proficiency in endoscopic and open conduit harvest.

• Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.

• Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various situations.

• Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team.

• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

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Salary Range:

$140,000+ depending on qualifications

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT

• Standard office equipment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard

• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.