Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery
AdventHealth
Application
Details
Posted: 15-May-23
Location: Orlando, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Operations
Internal Number: 22010935
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Career Development
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Days/Evenings
Location: 601 EAST ROLLINS STREET, Orlando, 32803
The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando
• Located on a lush sub-tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando • We offer great benefits with immediate Health Insurance coverage • Career growth and advancement potential • Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America • AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country • We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
The role you’ll contribute:
Cardiothoracic anatomic and patho-physiologic knowledge
Perform First/Second Surgical Assist duties within the OR setting
Surgical 1st assistance training & Proficiency in cardiac surgery including CABG, Valve, Aortic, VAD, ECMO, Transplant
Conduit Arterial harvesting open/endoscopic
Surgical site opening including sternotomy, femoral & axillary cutdown
Surgical site closure including sternal wire/cable/complex plating closure
·Call requirements will be rotational to include a 24-hour/7-day coverage system. Out-Of-House SICU & Floor call responsibilities, Donor call organ assessment & OR call responsibilities
·Attends and participates in transplant team meetings including Patient Review Committee, hospital interdisciplinary rounds, and discharge planning.Communicates with the transplant team in a professional and effective manner. Participation in database & clinical research
Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum Qualifications:
·State of Florida physician assistance license
National Commission Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA) Certification
Health Care Provider BLS(CPR)
ACLS
·Graduate of a physician assistant program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
·Minimum of two years post-graduation clinical experience or one-year post-graduate surgical residency training experience
·Minimum of one year of cardiothoracic specialty specific experience
Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, Post-operative Surgical patient care experience
Critical care experience
Cardiothoracic anatomic and patho-physiologic knowledge
Cardiothoracic & critical care clinical management knowledge, with sound clinical judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills
Ability to self-direct and work without direct supervision
Conduit Vein/Artery harvesting open/endoscopic
Surgical 1st assistance training & Proficiency
Bedside cardiothoracic surgical procedural skills
Central Venous Line Access, Arterial line placement, PA catheter placement, Open tube thoracostomy
Preferred Qualifications:
·Cardiothoracic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification (CTS CAQ)
·Fellow of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery (FAPACVS)
·Cardiac Surgical Unit Advanced Life Support Certification (CSU ALS)
·Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) by the American Board of Transplant Certification (ABTC)
·Invasive bedside procedures
·Robotic surgical training
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.