Locumsmart - Deaconess Medical Center - Surg APP - Spokane, WA

Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery

Facility: Deaconess Medical Center Location: Spokane, WA Request Type: Locum Tenens Assignment Schedule Start Date: 01/11/2027 End Date: Ongoing Shift: Coverage Dates Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours Call Setting: Inpatient Patients per Shift: Variable Allowed Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day CREDENTIALING Estimated timeframe: 60-90 days. Clean history can qualify for expedited privileges EMR System: Epic PRACTICE DETAILS Provider Type: Advanced Practice Providers Requested: 1 Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Practice Description : 4 Surgeon 4 PA practice Surgery Performed Robotic Lobectomy and Thymectomy using the 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 Implantation Aortic Dissection Repair ECMO PA Workflow/Responsibilities Morning Rounds, which include daily progress notes Medication management, order appropriate labs and Studies as needed Consults History and Physical Discharge Patients and Discharge Summaries Chest tube management and removal Attend Multidisciplinary rounds(when on call) Daily Clinic (Monday-Thursday)post OP patients First Assist in all procedures Endoscopic Vein and Radial Harvesting using Maquet System(Hemopro 2 Vasoview) Prepare Conduit harvested Place Appropriate post operative orders Close Sternotomy( Surgeon preference) Call Coverage Will be 1 in 3 during the week as well as weekends Weekday call includes: - Finishing Late cases - Taking calls from the CCU - Returning to the hospital for Emergency Cases Weekend Call Includes : - Rounding with the Call Surgeon - Progress Notes - Chest tube management - Discharging Patients - Receiving calls from CCU - Available to return to Hospital for Emergency Cases