Physician Assistant Cardiothoracic Surgery Asheville NC

Job Title: Physician Assistant Cardiothoracic Surgery Asheville NC
Job ID: 8313602658
Employer: Asheville Heart
Location: Asheville , NC
Provider Category: Advanced Practice Providers (PA's, APRN's)
Provider Type: Physician Assistant
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
New Grads OK? No
Description

Asheville Heart is seeking an experienced Surgical Physician Assistant to join our practice in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina.


Practice Information


Asheville Heart is a physician-owned, 3-Star STS Cardiothoracic Surgical Program performing surgery in a 750-bed hospital with a dedicated heart hospital and CVORs. Our clinical team consists of four surgeons, five physician assistants and five nurse practitioners. The practice performs over 1,000 cardiac and 300 thoracic surgery cases annually. Procedures performed include valve replacement/repair including TAVR, multi-valve operations, VAD implantation, ECMO, surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, and thoracic aortic endografting.


Job Duties


Duties of the physician assistant include, but are not limited to, first assist in OR, EVH and radial artery harvesting, daily rounding including new patient consults, CVICU post-operative management, and discharge summaries.


A new call rotation of 1 in 6 O.R. and weekend call has been established. No further daily, in-house call is required.


Requirements:

Experience in a cardiothoracic surgery program.


BLS & ACLS Certification and NCCPA Board Certification.


North Carolina physician assistant license or ability to obtain license two weeks prior to starting employment.


Federal DEA registration or ability to obtain registration prior to starting employment.

About Asheville Heart
Asheville Heart is a physician-owned, 3-Star STS Cardiothoracic Surgical Program performing surgery in a 750-bed hospital with a dedicated heart hospital and CVORs. Our clinical team consists of four surgeons, five physician assistants and five nurse practitioners. The practice performs over 1,000 cardiac and 300 thoracic surgery cases annually. Procedures performed include valve replacement/repair including TAVR, multi-valve operations, VAD implantation, ECMO, surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, and thoracic aortic endografting.