Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Locums - Spokane, Washington, NP/PA Cardiothoracic Surgery Opening

Coverage Dates: ASAP - Ongoing Need

Schedule & Call:

• Daytime: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Call: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

• Weekend Call: Friday 5:00 p.m. - Monday 7:00 a.m.

• Rotation: 1 in 3 during the week, 1 in 4 weekends

Setting:

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

• No clinic - Locum will work primarily in the OR and ICU, with occasional patients in stepdown.

Team Structure:

• 4 Surgeons and 4 PAs

Procedures Performed:

• Robotic Lobectomy and Thymectomy (DaVinci Xi Robot)

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Aortic Valve Replacement / TAVR Procedures

• Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

• Thoracotomy and VATS Procedures

• Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation

• Aortic Dissection Repair

• ECMO

PA/NP Workflow & Responsibilities:

• Morning rounds with daily progress notes

• Medication management; order appropriate labs/studies

• Consults, history & physicals, discharge summaries

• Chest tube management and removal

• Attend multidisciplinary rounds (on call days)

• First assist in all procedures

• Endoscopic vein and radial artery harvesting using Maquet System (Hemopro 2 Vasoview)

• Prepare harvested conduit

• Place post-op orders

• Close sternotomy (as per surgeon preference)

Call Duties Include:

• Finishing late cases

• Taking calls from CCU

• Returning for emergency cases

• Weekend call includes rounding, progress notes, discharges, and chest tube management

Additional Details:

• Admissions required

• Hospital is Stroke Certified

• Trauma Level III

• EMR: Epic

Requirements:

• Board Certified / Board Eligible - Required

• Active WA License or Compact License - Accepted

• BLS - Required

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