Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiac Surgery

Piedmont Heart Institute is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Cardiac team in Macon, GA. This role will provide excellent patient care to our surgical patients.

This is a PRN/as needed opportunity and includes both weekday, weekend, and night call requirements (a four-day work week with some weekend coverage and an average of one night of call per week).

Job Description

• Round on postop patients
• First assist on all cardiac cases
• See inpatient consults
• Call/round is 1:3 weekends
• Manage ICU patients
• Opportunity exists to also participate in office consults with designated surgeons (one day per week)
• EVH and chest closure in the OR
• Thoracentesis and chest tube insertion and care

Requirements

• Qualified candidates will have 2-5 years of cardiac surgery/EVH experience
• Masters or Bachelor's Degree from an accredited PA program and National Board Certification, or
• Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner by the State of Georgia with National Certification

Benefits

• Benefits are available to PRN employees (with some cost)
• Competitive compensation
• 401k with match
• EPIC
• Generous CME allowance
• Quality, service, and reputation