Surgery - Thoracic Physician Assistant

Description

Specialization:
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job Summary:

Recruiting for an experienced Physician Assistant to perform diversified clinical duties in support of the CMC physician practice. Collaborates with the CTSA surgeons in the delivery of care, and treatment to patients. Will share call times equally, to provide consistent coverage on nights, weekends, and holidays. Call coverage includes CVOR and inpatient calls overnight.
Qualified Candidates:

• Surgical first assist/and vein harvests in the OR and performs procedures at the beside as described by the surgical physician assistant core privileges.
• Gathers pertinent information, interviews patients and performs physical examinations on patients within established standards of care and practice.
• Writes orders including diagnostic tests and medication, after consultation with the appropriate physician to accomplish a long-term plan of care.
• Need to be self-sufficient, and fairly autonomous in rounding on step-down patients and seeing office patients.
• Dictates history, physicals and surgical consults promptly, daily assessments.
• Performs daily assessments of patients as directed by the physicians, to include relevant interval history, physical exam and review of objective data and records in medical record.
• Utilizes critical thinking to provide care for 8-15 patients fairly independently while covering step-down unit.
• Provides backup for clinical emergencies when the rounding physician is not immediately available during regular daytime hours.
• Actively participates in staff meetings.
• Ideal candidate should be flexible, affable, creative, energetic, compassionate, and a team player.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, physicians and administration

About the Practice:
Well-established high volume program comprised of 3 surgeons, and a dedicated team of APPs. The APP team works with a high level of autonomy supported by the cardiac surgeons.
The program performs a comprehensive spectrum of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery services including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, complex aortic surgery, endovascular treatment of aneurysms, minimally invasive cardiac valvular surgical procedures (including TAVR s), arrhythmia surgery, as well as advanced heart failure treatments, including ECMO and VADs.
Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Hospital employed position
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits including health / life / dental insurance and employer matching 401K
• CME/dues allowance
• A-rated occurrence based professional liability insurance
• Be part of a supportive and energetic team

About CMC:

• 330-beds
• Affiliated Medical Staff of over 400 providers
• Serving more than 180,000 patients annually
• 24/7 dedicated inpatient hospitalist program
• Offering a wide variety of healthcare services in a highly technical and mission-oriented environment
• Birthing unit was the first hospital in the country to have a neonatal unit based on couplet care
• Mission-driven, Women s Wellness & Fertility Center for excellence in obstetrical, gynecological and surgical care

About our community:
Manchester, New Hampshire is the queen city, located 50 miles from Boston, MA. New Hampshire is known as "the happiest state in the union," offering:

• No general sales tax or personal income tax
• Rich cultural New England history and lovely historical homes
• Diverse community with a small-town feel
• Excellent schools
• Four seasons of weather
• Abundance of outdoor activities from the White mountains to the New Hampshire seacoast