Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

We are hiring an experienced cardiothoracic physician assistant for an ongoing, full time, locum assignment near Beautiful Seattle, WA!

Guaranteed 40 hours per week, $110-125 per hour, Full time assignment! Paid Mal Practice, Travel, Lodging, Flights, Rental Car and MUCH MORE!

This is a full continuum of care cardiothoracic position with an in depth detail summary below!

Surgery Performed

• Robotic Lobectomy and Thymectomy using the Davinci Xi Robot

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Aortic Valve Replacement/ TAVR procedures

• Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

• Thoracotomy and VATS procedures

• Left Ventricular assist Device Implantation

• Aortic Dissection Repair

• ECMO

PA Workflow/Responsibilities

Morning Rounds, which include daily progress notes

Medication management, order appropriate labs and Studies as needed

Consults

History and Physical

Discharge Patients and Discharge Summaries

Chest tube management and removal

Attend Multidisciplinary rounds(when on call)

Daily Clinic (Monday-Thursday)post OP patients

First Assist in all procedures

Endoscopic Vein and Radial Harvesting using Maquet System(Hemopro 2 Vasoview)

Prepare Conduit harvested

Place Appropriate post operative orders

Close Sternotomy( Surgeon preference)

Call Coverage

Will be 1 in 3 during the week as well as weekends

Weekday call includes:

- Finishing Late cases

- Taking calls from the CCU

- Returning to the hospital for Emergency Cases

Weekend Call Includes :

- Rounding with the Call Surgeon

- Progress Notes

- Chest tube management

- Discharging Patients

- Receiving calls from CCU

- Available to return to Hospital for Emergency Cases