Full Job Description
**Job Responsibilities:**
– Provide care for heart and lung surgery patients, always putting the patient first.- Help with complex heart surgeries, including a special technique for vein harvesting called endoscopic vein harvesting with the Maquet-Getinge system, and assist during surgeries.- Manage care for patients in the ICU and those who have heart surgery, including checking on patients in the CVICU, hospital floors, and clinics.- Attend two clinics every week and see extra patients if needed on other days.- Work in the operating room from Monday to Friday.- Work together with surgeons, doctors, ICU specialists, and other healthcare workers as part of a team.- Order and look at lab tests and other medical tests.- Create detailed care plans based on test results and follow up on patients.- Order medicines and write prescriptions according to rules and policies.- Perform bedside procedures that are suitable for the patients.- Make sure all clinical notes are accurate and timely.- Use good clinical judgment and work independently under the supervision of a doctor.- Keep learning through continuing medical education (CME) to improve skills.- Work well in a busy clinical environment where things can change quickly.- Show flexibility, solve problems, work as a team, and fit well into the workplace culture.
**Qualifications:**
– Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies – REQUIRED.- PA-C certification by NCCPA – REQUIRED.- At least 3 years of experience in cardiac or cardiovascular surgery and ICU care, or experience with vein harvesting and assisting in surgeries – REQUIRED.- Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license to prescribe medications – REQUIRED.- Full permission to prescribe medications according to medical staff rules – REQUIRED.- Membership with medical staff and appropriate practice privileges – REQUIRED.- BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross – REQUIRED.- Eligible to provide services that can be paid for by Medicare and Medicaid – REQUIRED.- No current or past sanctions from health organizations or lists of excluded individuals – REQUIRED.
**Certification Requirements:**
– BLS (American Heart Association)- DEA- NCCPA
**State License Requirements:**
– Colorado
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 – $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Relocation assistance
Work Location: In person
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