Physician Assistant Northside Cardiac Surgeons (Cardiothoracic Surgery Experience Required)
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Job Location:
Lawrenceville, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Northside Hospital is award-winning state-of-the-art and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities
Northside Cardiac Surgery is seeking a Surgical Physician Assistant to join our growing surgical APP team. The team consists of 4 Cardiac Surgeons and 6 Cardiac Surgery PAs. Incoming PA will be involved with complex CV surgical cases as part of a team of highly specialized physicians and assistants.
- Rounding primarily in the CVICU
- Endoscopic Vein & Radial Artery harvest using the Maquet and or Terumo systems
- First assistant as needed: cases include CABG aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement ECMO Insertion
- Perform procedures such as central line placement arterial line placement and chest tube placement.
- Conducts patient interviews and documents patient histories psychosocial histories health status and medical problems or potential problems.
- Under the direction of a physician performs physical examinations and specialized diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures including CABG AVR MVR aortic surgery VATS placement and management of chest tubes wound suturing and dressing changes.
- Orders schedules and/or performs laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures such as urinalyses pregnancy and blood tests and x-rays.
- Communicates necessity preparation nature and anticipated effects of scheduled procedures to patient.
- In collaboration with physician arranges for consultations with or referrals to other medical professional or community services.
- Educates patient on health habits self-examinations behavior management need for follow-up assessments/treatments at home medical care medication and other issues related to medical or health problems.
- Maintains and updates current accurate patient records including medical assessment interventions and evaluations.
- Participates in the care and medical decision making for preoperative intraoperative and postoperative patients at Northside Gwinnett.
Qualifications
Certified as a Physicians Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Licensed as appropriate in the state of Georgia.
BLS ACLS and Healthcare Provider certifications required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS but not required:
Minimum 2 years of experience as a Cardiac Surgery PA
Proficient in endoscopic vein harvest with Maquet and or Terumo systems
Schedule/Call Rotation:
Position is Full-time day-shift with rotating on-call assignments. Weekend call required.
Daily Weekend and Holiday On-Call assignments are split evenly amongst the 6 surgical PAs.
Work Hours:
Weekend Requirements:
On-Call Requirements:
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Physical Examinations
- Physiology Knowledge
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Dermal Fillers
- Medical Imaging
- Botox Experience
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