Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (with RNFA) - Cardiac Surgery, Full-time, Days
Core
Provide direct clinical care, first assist, and patient management for cardiac surgery patients in a 50/50 inpatient/outpatient split.
Role type
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Cardiac Surgery)
Builds
Inpatient post-op/pre-op care, outpatient surgical evaluations, and open-heart surgical assistance
Domain
Healthcare, Cardiac Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
First Assist Certification, Acute Care certification (or equivalent inpatient NP experience), BLS certification, Master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Program, State licensure (RN or PA), DEA number eligibility
Preferred skills
2 years of cardiac surgery experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Collect laboratory data and vital signs for postop/preop patients, formulate care plans and round with surgeons, first assist with all open-heart cases, perform endoscopic vein harvesting, evaluate and admit new inpatient consultations, manage outpatient postop visits and medication refills, complete patient discharges, answer urgent calls from cardiac catheterization labs
Seniority
Experienced, hands-on IC