Job Summary
Job Description
Our group is hiring an experienced Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a very busy vascular surgery department near Charlotte, NC!
This is a well run, established department with an excellent team environment! Very stable department! Lots of complex cases to perform! If you are a Vascular Surgery APP, then this is the job for you!
Expanding Vascular Surgery practice is seeking a hard-working Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to add to our close-knit team. We are looking for a passionate, innovative, team-focused, and caring person to help us expand our vascular service line.
Professional responsibilities for this position include primarily OR first assisting and inpatient care, and minimal clinic. You would provide perioperative care to vascular surgery patients in the ICU, stepdown, and regular surgical floor settings in close collaboration with the surgeons. This includes daily hospital rounds, admission H&P’s, discharges, and consults.
APPs first-assist in all vascular surgical cases, including those in our brand new hybrid OR. Our surgeons perform a wide range of vascular surgeries, including EVAR (including fenestrated, snorkel, and chimney techniques), TEVAR, open aneurysm repair, CEA, TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization), lower extremity bypasses, dialysis access, amputations, vascular traumas and emergencies, as well as endovascular procedures for arterial and venous diseases. The Vascular Surgery PA acts as the liaison between the surgeons, consultants, hospital staff, and patients to ensure continuity and highest quality patient care. The PA would need to have a team-focused mindset and excellent communication and collaboration skills.
This position offers a highly competitive salary, full benefits, relocation assistance, and malpractice coverage. Charleston, SC has so much to do, many outdoor activities, a small town to mid-sized town feel, excellent school systems, and is located near many other major cities!
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s Physician Assistant Degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) OR Nurse Practitioner Degree
Experience
A minimum of two (2) years of experience in vascular surgery preferred, will consider other surgical first assisting PA backgrounds
Certification & Licensures
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Possesses or Eligibile for a SC License
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Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) is required.
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Successful completion of Board Recertification exams, if required, is necessary.
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Current ACLS Certification
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Current BLS Certification