Responsibilities include:

• Under the direction of the attending physician:
• History & physical examinations, daily progress notes and discharge summaries
• Consultations
• Outpatient clinic follow-up visits
• Planning and coordinating all aspects of postoperative care and post discharge follow-up
• First assisting with both cardiac and general thoracic surgical procedures. Familiarity with robotic thoracic surgery desirable.
• Harvesting saphenous veins (traditional and endoscopic)
• Placement and removal of chest tubes, central and arterial lines. Removal of pacer wires, sutures/staples, Swan-Ganz catheters, intra-aortic balloon pumps
• Participate in call rotation with other advanced practitioners who provide 24/7 in-house coverage and OR first assist call.

Experience/Education Requirements:

• Graduate of approved Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
• Must have at least 1 year of experience in the field of cardiothoracic surgery or vascular surgery
• Experience with intensive care management of the postoperative cardiothoracic surgery patient including familiarity with ventilators, inotropes and vasoactive medications
• Will wait for MA license
• Current BCLS or ACLS certification
• Ability to work collaboratively in a high acuity environment