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Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Surgery-Thoracic
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Academic/Training Program
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Bangor, Maine, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/25/18
Excellent opportunity for a surgical physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our 6 skilled surgeons and five full time Advanced Practice Providers in a well-established, hospital-employed practice.
The prospective candidate will work side by side with our talented cardiothoracic surgeons and receive focused on job training in robotic thoracic surgery as well as advanced bronchoscopic and endoscopic skills and will have a major role in staffing non-cardiac general thoracic robotic surgery cases. Previous experience with minimally invasive surgery is desirable but not mandatory.
Clinical responsibilities will include inpatient management of all cardiac and thoracic surgery patients. Operative responsibilities will be focused predominantly on non-cardiac thoracic surgery and minimally invasive thoracic surgery including advanced thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, robotic thoracic surgery, bronchoscopy and endoscopic surgery. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preoperative patient evaluation, first assisting for thoracic procedures, chest tube placement, and providing postoperative patient care in the ICU, other post-surgical care units, and outpatient clinic.
This position requires surgical call rotation during the day, shared with 5 other full-time mid-level providers.
We offer a competitive benefits and salary package, including student loan repayment and relocation allowance.
Eastern Maine Medical Center is a 411 bed, regional tertiary care and ACS verified level II trauma center serving a patient population of 500,000 living in the northern 2/3 of the state's geography. Our hospital has invested in a new 300 million dollar inpatient tower opened this year and we are on strong financial footing going into 2017.
Bangor is an award-winning small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best. The University of Maine is located in neighboring Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.
The prospective candidate will work side by side with our talented cardiothoracic surgeons and receive focused on job training in robotic thoracic surgery as well as advanced bronchoscopic and endoscopic skills and will have a major role in staffing non-cardiac general thoracic robotic surgery cases. Previous experience with minimally invasive surgery is desirable but not mandatory.
Clinical responsibilities will include inpatient management of all cardiac and thoracic surgery patients. Operative responsibilities will be focused predominantly on non-cardiac thoracic surgery and minimally invasive thoracic surgery including advanced thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, robotic thoracic surgery, bronchoscopy and endoscopic surgery. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preoperative patient evaluation, first assisting for thoracic procedures, chest tube placement, and providing postoperative patient care in the ICU, other post-surgical care units, and outpatient clinic.
This position requires surgical call rotation during the day, shared with 5 other full-time mid-level providers.
We offer a competitive benefits and salary package, including student loan repayment and relocation allowance.
Eastern Maine Medical Center is a 411 bed, regional tertiary care and ACS verified level II trauma center serving a patient population of 500,000 living in the northern 2/3 of the state's geography. Our hospital has invested in a new 300 million dollar inpatient tower opened this year and we are on strong financial footing going into 2017.
Bangor is an award-winning small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best. The University of Maine is located in neighboring Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.