Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant (PA)
Requisition #: 62163
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Description
Cardiothoracic Surgery – Advanced Practice Clinician
Opening in Traverse City, MI
Full-time | Call: 1:5, 1:9 Primary call
GENERAL SUMMARY
Munson Medical Center and the partnering Cardiothoracic Surgery team is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our team of four Cardiothoracic Surgeons and eight advanced practice providers.
The Cardiothoracic Surgery team is nationally regarded with respect to excellent quality and outcomes and is a high-volume center in the state of Michigan with 600 Heart Surgery cases annually, 200 major General Thoracic Surgery cases annually, and 200 TAVRs. In this position, you will join a team of knowledgeable and skilled closeknit Cardiothoracic Surgery specialized medical staff working in a collaborative, quality, patient-centered environment.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Enjoy a busy, growing, and quality-focused Cardiothoracic Surgery practice including valves, CABGS, aortic procedures, the full gamut of advanced General Thoracic Surgery, including minimally invasive and Robotic surgery, with minimal ECMO, VADS, or mechanical circulatory support.
- State of the art equipment
- Great work life balance
- Competitive compensation package with generous benefits
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
OR 1st Assist
- Endoscopic Vein Harvest, Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvest Daily.
- First Assist Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the Operating Room Daily.
- Pre & Post-Op management.
Inpatient
- Regular Bedside Procedures, including chest tubes, invasive lines for hemodynamic monitoring, central lines, thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, etc.
- Limited Outpatient clinical duties
- No in-house call shifts
- Order / interpret diagnostic imaging, tests, and labs.
- Admit patients to the hospital, daily rounds with a multidisciplinary Cardiothoracic Surgery team, write orders, etc.
BENEFITS
- Generous full and comprehensive benefits.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Training:
- Masters in Physician Assistant studies.
Work Experience
- OR 1st Assist and / or ICU experience is preferred, but exemplary new graduates are encouraged to apply
Certification, Licensure, Registration
- State of Michigan Physician Assistant license required.
COMMUNITY
Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.