Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular Surgery

Job Highlights

Using AI ⚡ to summarize the original job post

Responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive healthcare services to congenital cardiac surgical patients.
• Performing pre-op evaluations, consultations, assist in surgical consenting and teaching.
• Daily rounds on ICU patients and coverage of surgical ICU emergencies and procedures.
• Developing post-op care plans and preparing patients and families for discharge.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Prefer a minimum of 1 year of cardiac surgery operating room and/or critical care experience.
• Possess a solid medical knowledge base for cardiopulmonary critical care medicine with an interest in congenital cardiac anomalies.
• Possess critical thinking skills and adaptability on a busy cardiac surgery service.
• Communication skills to work collaboratively with medical and surgical colleagues, staff and trainees.
• A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Physician Assistant.