Lead Physician Assistant - Cardiac OR (646616)

Cardiac OR Lead PA

About Us:
Join our esteemed team at Johns Hopkins Hospital as a lead OR physician assistant. We provide exceptional patient care, conduct groundbreaking research, and educate future medical professionals.

Position Overview:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced OR physician assistant to join and lead our OR PA team. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to partner with cardiac surgeons, OR Nursing staff and the clinical advanced practice manager to enhance workflow and skills amongst the OR PA team.

Schedule:

• Four ten-hour clinical shifts/week with administrative requirements
• On-call requirement during non-routine working hours to assist attending physicians in urgent and emergency procedures

Responsibilities:

• Assist cardiothoracic surgeons during surgical procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair/replacement, and other complex cardiac surgeries
• Perform tissue handling including making incisions, retracting, dissecting, tying, ligating, stapling, suturing and providing hemostasis
• Perform chest closure, including chest wires when indicated.  Routinely closes the leg and chest soft tissue layers. Assists in transporting the patient from the O.R. to the CVSICU/ PACU
• Performs endoscopic or open harvesting of the saphenous vein during coronary artery bypass procedures and preparation of the vein for bypass
• Performs endoscopic or open harvesting of the radial artery during coronary artery bypass procedures and prepares radial artery for bypass
• First or second assisting with cannulation, graft anastomosis, valve placement, decannulation, femoral access catheters (including IABP) or any other task of open-heart procedures

Requirements:

• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant (PA) in the state of Maryland.
• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Certification as a Physician Assistant (NCCPA).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Prior experience of 5 years caring for cardiac surgery patient population and proficiency in performing endovascular vein harvest (including arterial harvest) is required.

Salary Range: Minimum 64.61 per hour - Maximum 100.15 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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