Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

We are hiring several experienced Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurse Practitioners / Physician Assistants at several hospitals in or near Long Island, NY! Practice at the highest extent of your license in a very high acuity environment. This position offers a 3-6 month locum contract with a strong chance of an ongoing assignment. We have both part-time and full-time openings as a locum. The provider will cover the Cardiovascular ICU 100% of the time in the ICU.

Job Description

• Candidate will work 3 12-hour days per week with no set schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays; must be flexible.
• Cases include all open heart procedures from CABGs to valves, plus heart and lung transplants.
• We are the tertiary center for all cases requiring MCS support, so we also perform LVADs and a lot of ECMO as well.
• In the ICU, our Advanced Practice Providers care for all of the patients mentioned above, perform all invasive lines, chest tubes, IABPs, assist with cannulation of ECMO, and much of the management is driven by the advanced practice provider team.