Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician Assistant

Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

We are hiring an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant in beautiful, rural South Dakota! This full-scope opportunity offers 80% OR time.

Job Description

• OR service consists of 80% OR and 20% pre-op/post-op/med management
• Work 4-10 hour shifts, with most pay periods resulting in 80-100 hours
• Call will rotate equally, with an expectation of 1 weekend per month
• Inpatient duties include functioning as a first assistant in the OR covering a breadth of cases in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries, including CABG, AVR, MVR, MV repair, Bentall, aortic root work, aortic dissections, convergent, MAZE, PVI, thoracotomies, VATS, lobectomies, fem-pop, ax-fem-fem, AAA, aneurysm repair, fistula creation, and thoracic traumas
• Perform consultations and routine postoperative ICU and floor management of postoperative patients from the perioperative phase through discharge
• Unique opportunity to grow professionally and clinically by advancing experience with a diverse group of patients
• Mentor monthly medical students to our service and support their clinical rotations in our full-scope service setting
• Outpatient duties include pre and postoperative clinic management, aortic aneurysm surveillance, I&D, and routine management of postoperative wound care

Community Overview

Rural location in South Dakota offers a unique opportunity and peaceful environment. If you enjoy hiking, fishing, and outdoor activities, this is the perfect contract or permanent home for you. We are considering locum, permanent, and locum-to-permanent candidate interest. Open to 6-12 month contract lengths with an opportunity to extend.