We are excited to offer an exceptional opportunity to join our Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care Team as a Physician Assistant / Associate (PA) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP / AGACNP / ACNP-AG). This role is ideal for an advanced practitioner seeking a highly autonomous clinically challenging and collaborative team environment.

Why Join Our Team

Take your career to the next level as part of a dynamic Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care Service. Our APPs play an integral role in comprehensive perioperative care managing patients across the full continuumfrom initial consultation through postoperative recovery and discharge. You will work alongside experienced cardiothoracic surgeons APPs and multidisciplinary professionals in a high-acuity cutting-edge environment.

Key Responsibilities

Critical Care Management

• Manage patients recovering from complex cardiothoracic surgeries including:
  • Aortic surgery
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Valve surgery

Mechanical Circulatory Support Collaboration

• Partner closely with attending physicians and APP colleagues in the management of advanced mechanical circulatory support devices including:
  • ECMO
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs)
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs)
  • Impella
  • Right Ventricular Assist Devices (RVADs)

Procedural Skills Development

• Perform and refine common ICU procedures including:
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Central venous catheter placement
  • Arterial line insertion
  • Chest tube management

Patient Experience & Quality of Care

• Focus on optimizing patient experience satisfaction and clinical outcomes
• Deliver high-quality evidence-based perioperative care

Diagnostic & Clinical Decision-Making

• Order and interpret relevant diagnostic studies
• Apply clinical judgment to guide timely and appropriate interventions

Emergency Response

• Respond to critical and emergent situations
• Provide rapid assessment and stabilization until definitive treatment is implemented

Ideal Candidate

• Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Strong interest or background in cardiothoracic surgery and/or critical care
• Comfortable practicing with a high level of autonomy in a fast-paced ICU setting
• Committed to teamwork clinical excellence and continuous professional growth