Locum Physician Assistant (PA) Surgery Cardiothoracic Tacoma WA

Tacoma, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary: St. Joseph Medical Center is looking for 2 Cardiothoracic Surgery APP to start ASAP pending credentialing!

Rates:

Malpractice Must be included in rates.

Orientation $half the hourly/callback rate kicks in after 8 hours. Per hour of orientation or training beyond 8 hours

Hourly $270-$280 - Per hour not OT

Holiday $Must be 1.5x the hourly rate. Per holiday hour no OT

Nightly Call $515-$550 - Per night call to hold the pager to include 2 hours gratis

Holiday Nightly Call - $772.Per night call to hold the pager to include 2 hours gratis

On Call (Daily) 1900-$2200 - Per 24 hours to include 8 hours gratis

24 Hour Holiday Call Rate - $ Per 24 hours to include 8 hours gratis

Call Back $271-$280 Per hour of patient contact hours after gratis hours are completed gratis prorate to MSA terms.

Holiday Call Back $405-420 Per holiday hour of patient contact hours after gratis hours are completed gratis prorate to MSA terms.

Schedule/Availability Requirements:

M-F 3-4 days calls & a 1:4 weekend call. Hours are variable but in general. M-F Schedule is mostly 0700-1500 but it is not shift work some days may go beyond.

If the Provider is on call the hours for that day would likely be 10-12 hours. Weekend call shifts are variable depending on patient census but generally 6--8 hours per weekend day. Call days include carrying a pager for 24 hours.

Facility Location: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Saint Joseph Medical Center

Setting: Inpatient

FTE: 1.0

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist with pre and post operative patient evaluation and treatment

OR First assist
Coronary artery bypass and all valve surgeries
Aortic reconstruction and aortic arch reconstruction
Robotic assisted thoracic surgeries
Endoscopic vein harvest
Open radial artery harvest
Minimally invasive valves
VATS and DaVinci Robot Thoracic Procedures
Thoracic and fore-gut procedures
ICU & Step-down management
Emergent procedures on the floor as required. (Chest tube insertions arterial line insertions etc.)
Daily rounds
Discharge summaries
Call every 6th night and every 6th weekend
Pre-and post-op patients inpatients and outpatients
Evening night and weekend surgeries
Weekend patient rounds
Walk-in/urgent clinic visits when primary surgeon is not available
Clinic wound checks as needed
5 perm surgeons on staff (3 cardiac 2 thoracic)
4 mid levels (3 PA 1 NP and 1 in training)

Cases- 6-8 hearts/week 9-12 thoracic/week

Not willing to train Locum if they have limited thoracic exp. we can keep them in the heart room or on the floor. ONLY willing to train locum looking to transition to perm.

EMR: EPIC

Support Staff: RN

Reason for Coverage: Staff retirement

Dealbreakers: Robotic assisted thoracic surgeries (90% of thoracic cases are robotics)

Travel Preferences:

Preferred Lodging: Preferred hotels

Marriott Tacoma Downtown 1538 Commerce Street Tacoma WA 98402

Air Travel: No preference

Credentialing Information:

Timeframe: 90 days

Requirements: Credentialing application to be completed and returned within 10 days of credentialing kick-off.

Credentialing with other facilities No

Additional Details / Questions Answered by Facility:

Admissions per day Patients/day Types of cases Disclosures that may need to be made etc.

20 patients per day (Adult)

Requirement description :

Board Certification Required
State License WA Highly preferred will consider IMLC
Residency Requirements/Fellowship 3 years of CV/CT surgery experience Required
Other Certifications ACLS BLS DEA Required
Malpractice Clean Required
A Self-Query NPDB report is mandatory at the time of presentation. The Self-Query NPDB report must be dated within 30 days of the presentation date. - REQUIRED

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :
Weekend Requirements : yes
On Call Requirements : yes

Summary: St. Joseph Medical Center is looking for 2 Cardiothoracic Surgery APP to start ASAP pending credentialing!Rates:Malpractice Must be included in rates.Orientation $half the hourly/callback rate kicks in after 8 hours. Per hour of orientation or training beyond 8 hours Hourly...