PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) Adult Cardiac Surgery

Certified Physician Assistant

The Department of Cardiac Surgery, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, is currently seeking a Certified Physician Assistant to assist cardiac surgeons in the operating room. An individual will perform such functions as first assist in operating rooms, conduits harvest and participating in a wide range of heart procedures.

The primary work setting for this position is in the operating room for the majority of the time where the individual will have responsibilities that include first/second assisting, conduit harvesting, and evaluation/expansion of minimally invasive equipment/approaches. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of cardiac surgery experience with strong interpersonal talents and technically skilled in the operating room. The cardiac surgery Physician Assistant exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to adult heart patients. This may include managing patients with complex, acute, critical and chronic health conditions. In addition, the individual collects and assists in the interpretation of reports from diagnostic and laboratory tests, radiographic procedures and clinical studies. The position typically analyzes, compares and evaluates various courses of action and has the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the worlds most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Michigan Medicine offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits! Salary range: $169,658 - $270,401 / year. Benefits include flexible health, dental, and vision plans, retirement savings plans with 2:1 matching, group term life insurance, long term disability plan, generous time off allowances, $2500 annual professional development funds, paid release time for professional education activities, medical malpractice insurance, paid maternity and parental leave, tuition support program, wellness plans, and work/life resources.