Surgery - Thoracic Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery Practice Details Specialty: Physician Assistant - CT Surgery/ CVI Target start date and Length of need: Mid-May 2026 - ongoing for 6-8 months Locums Shift Schedule: 7 am - 3:30 pm with 30 min lunch included. 5 days per week, 8 hour shifts Daily Responsibilities: OR coverage: endoscopic vein harvest, first assisting. Inpatient rounding responsibilities: management of postoperative patients, writing notes, placing appropriate orders, removing surgical drains and pacing wires, discharges, admissions, consults. Clinic responsibilities: one formal day of clinic per week, includes seeing post op patients, seeing new patients in consultation with the surgeon, preparing and educating patients for surgery. Answering outpatient phone calls. Call Schedule and Call Responsibilities: No Call - possible Weekend rounding once per month (Saturday/Sunday, 4 hours each day) Type of patients/cases/procedures required: Cardiac surgery patients, CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR; Approximately 150 open hearts per year Patients Per Day/Volume: 6-8 patients per day Available support staff & physician support: Other Cardiac PA's, office staff, 1 MD per day Required Experience/Training: 2 -3 years cardiac experience Trauma: Level II # of Beds: 349 beds Certifications required (Board Certification/Truly Board Eligible or life support, etc.): BC - Physician Assistant required; BLS, ACLS, PA license, PA DEA Will you accept licensure candidates (IMLC or standard process)? Yes Minimum candidate commitment to consider: 2 weeks per month Hospital Privileging: 90-120 daysBecome an ICON:

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