Physician Assistant -Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Location - Colorado Sprins, CO

Job Responsibilities

• Provide care for heart and lung surgery patients, always putting the patient first.
• Help with complex heart surgeries, including a special technique for vein harvesting called endoscopic vein harvesting with the Maquet-Getinge system, and assist during surgeries.
• Manage care for patients in the ICU and those who have heart surgery, including checking on patients in the CVICU, hospital floors, and clinics.
• Attend two clinics every week and see extra patients if needed on other days.
• Work in the operating room from Monday to Friday.
• Work together with surgeons, doctors, ICU specialists, and other healthcare workers as part of a team.
• Order and look at lab tests and other medical tests.
• Create detailed care plans based on test results and follow up on patients.
• Order medicines and write prescriptions according to rules and policies.
• Perform bedside procedures that are suitable for the patients.
• Make sure all clinical notes are accurate and timely.
• Use good clinical judgment and work independently under the supervision of a doctor.
• Keep learning through continuing medical education (CME) to improve skills.
• Work well in a busy clinical environment where things can change quickly.
• Show flexibility, solve problems, work as a team, and fit well into the workplace culture.

Qualifications

Certification Requirements

State License Requirements

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