NP/PA-C: Cardiovascular Surgery Hire
Irvine, California, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Surgery-Vascular
Degree Required MSN/MSRN
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time Locums/Travel Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Hospital
Location Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 4/17/24

Location: Gainesville, GA
Duration: 3-6 months
Reason for coverage: growth of service line
Schedule: 2-4 weeks per month (will not consider 1 week)
Shift: Tues / Wed / Thurs (10hr each day) 7a-5p (10 hr guarantee)
Call: 1-2 of 3 days (evening pager) 5p-7a
Patient volume: (APP will be assigned to a surgeon each day. Each surgeon has 2-4 surgeries per day) – when not in OR, provider is to round on patients and do consults

Scope: OR and consults (not in clinic) – first surgery starts at 7a (arrive at 6.30-6.45)

EMR: EPIC
Hospital: 250 level 1 trauma center
Group/support: OR – PA harvest vein / close chest (don’t have to stay in OR) – when not in OR (round and do consults)
Requirements (boards, license): Board Certified with GA license (will not consider non-licensed)
Client selling points:

  1. Must be able to use endoharvest systems for vein harvest (mostly use hemopro system but have terumo available also)
  2. Would like to have endo radial experience but not required
  3. Ability to close chest is a plus but not required.

Job Responsibilities

(APP will be assigned to a surgeon each day. Each surgeon has 2-4 surgeries per day) – when not in OR provider is to round on patients and do consults
1. 2.8 cardiac OR's (vascular uses one of our 3 OR's 1 day per week) is a combination of open cardiac (7-20 cases), robotic cardiac (2-5 mitral valve or off pump CABG), and general thoracic open (2-5 cases typically covered by residents) and robotic lobectomies (2-4) per week.
2. Volume fluctuates depending on the cath lab volume and time of year.
3. We did about 600 pump cases last year plus an additional 60 off pump cases plus Thoracic cases (approximately additional 300 cases), also do general cardiac cases such as pacemakers, Impella 5.5 via right axillary grafts, pericardial effusions/tamponade etc. for a total of around 1000 cases per year.

Qualifications

Must be able to use endoharvest systems for vein harvest (mostly use hemopro system but have terumo available also)
Would like to have endo radial experience but not required
Ability to close chest is a plus but not required.

Working Hours

Schedule: 2-4 weeks per month (will not consider 1 week)
Shift: Tues / Wed / Thurs (10hr each day) 7a-5p (10 hr guarantee)

Skills

Must be able to use endoharvest systems for vein harvest (mostly use hemopro system but have terumo available also)
Would like to have endo radial experience but not required
Ability to close chest is a plus but not required.