CT Surgery Medical Advanced Practice Provider – Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Group – Sarasota, Florida

First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has an excellent opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider to join a busy and successful CV & Thoracic Surgery group. Sarasota is located approximately 60 minutes south of Tampa. The area is known for the arts great restaurants worldclass beaches excellent schools and a wide variety of activities for all ages.

Program Highlights:

• Sarasota Memorials nationally ranked CardiovascularThoracic Surgery program features worldclass facilities one of the most advanced surgical teams in Florida and the regions largest Robotic Thoracic Surgery program.
• Our physician led team performs more than 1700 CardiovascularThoracic surgeries each year.
• Our surgeons routinely perform some of the most complex procedures while consistently delivering results that exceed national benchmarks.
• Columbia Heart Source program a CMS 5Star rated Hospital and STS 3Star overall rated program.

Position Highlights:

• Team Structure: The APP will join an inpatient team that is expanding from four to seven APPs. This team is part of a larger practice consisting of six surgeons seven surgical APPs and three outpatient APPs.

• Schedule & Work/Life Balance: The position involves 10hour day shifts only with no oncall requirements.
  • Shifts rotate through weekdays weekends and holidays.
  • APPs work eight shifts per twoweek pay period.
  • When fully staffed a minimum of three medical APPs will be scheduled daily.
  • The practice emphasizes work/life balance.

• Core Responsibilities: The APP is responsible for comprehensive patient assessment evaluation care planning and administration under physician direction within the CardiovascularThoracic Surgery Department.
  • They collaborate with surgeons during the preoperative and postoperative phases.
  • Daily tasks include rounding (independently and with surgeons) writing progress notes managing consults entering orders and handling admissions and discharges.

• Clinical Environment: Shifts rotate between the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Stepdown unit and Outlier coverage providing variety and opportunities for professional growth and team coverage.

• Procedures: The role offers the opportunity to learn and perform certain bedside procedures either based on documented prior experience or after completing proctoring requirements.

The Advanced practice provider reflects the mission vision and values of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APP II typically works in multidisciplinary settings and units managing patient care and cardiovascular intensive care. Completes surgical consultations pre and post operative visits testing and orders. An APP is a graduate with a doctorate masters degree or certificate from an accredited Physician Assistant program or AdultGerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at an accredited school or college. The APP functions as part of the multidisciplinary health team in accordance with privileges approved by the credentialing committee to provide highquality costeffective advanced care to patients. The APP is licensed by the Florida Board of Medicine the Board of Osteopathic Medicine or the Florida Board of Nursing to perform medical services delegated by the supervising physician(s).

Require bachelor degree from accredited physician assistant training program.
Require current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Prefer ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Prefer demonstrated written & verbal communication & strong analytical skills.
Prefer ability to work independently and effectively with physicians and other allied health personnel in the hospital and/or office setting.
Prefer demonstrated clinical competency skills.
Prefer demonstrated knowledge of pharmacology as it relates to health care practice and current prescription writing skills/DEA licensing.
Prefer demonstrated skills in documentation in medical records to substantiate accurate billing.
Prefer effective interaction skills to ensure the successful care of patients in the clinical setting.
Prefer effective leadership and strong interpersonal skills.
Prefer knowledge of relevant state and federal laws statutes and regulations.
Prefer knowledge of state federal and local health care agencies and programs.

M D: Masters Degree

PA: Physician Assistant

ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
BLS: Basic Life Support