Description
Great opportunity - Located: 30 minutes east of Homosassa; 30 minutes west of the Villages; 45 minutes northeast of Spring Hill and a little over an hour north of Tampa.
Highlights:
Assist the CV surgeons in open heart surgery
Hospital is ranked among the 50 best for cardiac surgery
Round on Open Heart Patients
Candidate requirements:
PA-C
1+ years of cardiothoracic surgery experience is required
Must have EVH experience
Florida licensed (or eligible to obtain)
BLS and ACLS required
Job Description
Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Orlando area hospital; 35 miles north of Orlando
Highlights:
260+ bed hospital
2 Surgeons
2 Other PAs
400 hearts a year
Candidate Requirements:
Master's Degree - Physician Assistant
1+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery as a surgical first assist is required
Must be Proficient in Vein Harvesting; EVH
Valid Florida PA license
PA-C certification
Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant Job Summary:
The management of cardiothoracic surgery patients, including all aspects of care including performing patient histories and daily rounds to invasive surgical procedures, including the critical retrieval of vascular tissue in coronary bypass procedures.
First Assist duties on all adult cardiac cases; major/minor vascular cases; Valve, CABG, minimal- ECMO/VADS. Other Thoracic cases
Performs invasive procedures, such as thoracenteses, dialysis and Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines and intra-aortic balloon pumps, etc.
Retrieval vascular tissue