Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

Full Job Description

Palm Health Resources is actively recruiting an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant to work in our well-established Cardiothoracic Surgery team!

Will consider permanent, Locum to perm and Locum Candidates!

The team consists of 3 Cardiac Surgeons and 6 APPs. The Hospital’s robotic surgery capabilities are heavy, one of only a handful of centers nationwide with the ability to offer robotic cardiac as well as thoracic surgery. We perform the whole gamut of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including CABG, Valve surgery, Aortic aneurysms and dissections, pulmonary resections and decortications. We do not perform ventricular assist devices.

As the ideal candidate, you would have surgical first assist experience and a strong attraction to the operating room. Must be able to function and thrive within a high-functioning team. The new provider’s responsibilities will include assisting in the operating room (including endoscopic and open vein and radial artery harvesting); patient care on the Cardiothoracic Surgery in-patient unit; night call on weeknights and weekends (anticipated 1 in 6 for each) for floor patients and for the operating room; and rare outpatient clinic care. For weekends, rounds and then call from home for OR. There are full time intensivists for patient care. The floor patients are managed by physician assistants and call is from home over the phone.

Opportunity Highlights:

· Hours vary between 7am-5pm, 5 days a week with rotating weekend hours

· Anticipated 1 in 6 call schedule

· Position is primarily inpatient and OR responsibilities

· one of the largest heart surgery programs in WI

· Opportunity to work independently alongside the cardiothoracic surgeons

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• On call
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

• Madison, WI (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Madison, WI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person