Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant, UMass Worcester

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Hiring Range:

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

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Location: Worcester MA
Facility: UMass Memorial Health University Campus

Department: Cardiac Surgery
Schedule: Full-Time

UMass Memorial Medical Center is the largest academic medical center in Central Massachusetts and the regions only Level I Trauma Center. The Department of Cardiac Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a high-performing collaborative academic team.

Our Cardiac Surgery service includes 16 Advanced Practice Providers 3 Cardiac Surgeons and 7 Surgical Intensivists. This is a full-time position with a rotating day/night schedule including weekends and holidays 12-hour shifts.

Our team provides comprehensive state-of-the-art cardiac surgical care to a diverse patient population including:

• Open and endovascular aortic repair
• Coronary revascularization
• Structural heart procedures
• Mechanical circulatory support including a destination VAD program

The clinical scope spans the full continuum of perioperative cardiac surgery care from high-acuity tertiary and quaternary cases to routine surgical procedures. The program performs approximately 550 cases annually.

Advanced Practice Providers are integral to the service and serve as the first point of contact for patient care across the ICU post-operative floor and outpatient clinic. Surgically trained APPs provide operative first assisting and endoscopic vein harvesting in all cases.

Role Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of a physician the Advanced Practice Provider will deliver comprehensive medical care including but not limited to:

• Performing and documenting complete histories and physical examinations with thorough review of the medical record to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans
• Ordering interpreting and reviewing laboratory tests and imaging studies
• Participating in daily inpatient rounds; evaluating patients; reviewing diagnostic data; and documenting daily progress notes
• Requesting consultations and communicating effectively with consulting services
• Performing routine bedside and clinical procedures in accordance with approved Delineation of Privileges
• Assisting in surgical and other invasive procedures as applicable

Position Qualifications:

• Masters or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program; board certification required
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
• Current Massachusetts license
• ACLS and BLS Certified
• Preferred: 13 years of relevant clinical experience

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Qualified candidates may contact Carmen Sanderson Provider Recruiter at .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC