Hiring Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery| Tacoma, WA| Top Rates (RA) 🫀✨
Updated 2/06/26
Washington, Washington, United States
Physician Assistant
Surgery-Thoracic
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Schedule & Call Coverage 📅
- Weekday coverage with 3–4 call days per week
- 1:4 weekend call rotation
- Typical weekday hours: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Call days may run 10–12+ hours
- Weekend call: typically 6–8+ hours/day
- Call includes 24-hour pager coverage
Clinical Responsibilities 🩺
- Pre- and post-operative evaluation and management
- OR First Assist for complex cardiothoracic cases
- Coronary artery bypass grafting & valve surgeries
- Aortic and aortic arch reconstruction
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (critical requirement)
- Endoscopic vein harvest & open radial artery harvest
- Minimally invasive valve procedures
- VATS & DaVinci robotic thoracic procedures
- Thoracic and foregut surgeries
- ICU & step-down unit management
- Emergent floor procedures (chest tubes, arterial lines, etc.)
- Daily rounds, discharge summaries, and weekend rounds
- Evening, night, and weekend surgeries as needed
- Walk-in/urgent clinic visits & wound checks when required
📊 Case Volume:
- 6–8 cardiac cases per week
- 9–12 thoracic cases per week
- ~20 adult patients per day
Team & Support 🤝
- 5 permanent surgeons (3 cardiac, 2 thoracic)
- 4 APPs (PAs & NPs, including one in training)
- Dedicated RN support
- EMR: Epic
Requirements ✅
- Board Certified
- Active Washington license
- Minimum 3 years CV/CT surgery experience
- ACLS, BLS, DEA
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