NP/PA Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery First Assist (640626)

Company: Veritas Global Consulting Group, LLC
Location: Allentown
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

JOB CODE: (640626) NP/PA Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Cardiothoracic Surgery First Assist) LOCATION: Montgomery County (PA) Join a thriving and growing regional integrated hospital system in Southeastern Pennsylvania with a rich history of providing high-quality, cost effective comprehensive acute care, post-acute rehabilitation, behavioral health, and occupational services, with a strong commitment to advancing health and transforming lives in the surrounding communities of Montgomery County, PA. Offering leading-edge compassionate health care and wellness services with a comprehensive physician network, this not-for-profit health system employs over 11,000 caring and highly trained team members throughout their six hospitals, including a Level 1 Trauma Center accredited hospital, Magnet designation, HIMSS Stage 7, and many other accolades. Here's a great opportunity to be a valued member of a collaborative team committed to patient safety and patient satisfaction! This 140+ bed hospital facility has an award-winning cardiovascular program, a fully-accredited cancer center, and the areas largest Robotic Surgery Center. We believe in the power of people to create great care. The hospital provides comprehensive medical services through approximately 25,000 emergency room visits, 8,200 inpatient admissions, and more than 500 community outreach programs annually. The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner assesses, plans and provides patient care under the direction of a cardiothoracic surgeon. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing patient histories and physical exams, seeing patients in the office setting, performing in-office procedures within the scope of practice, assisting the surgeon in preoperative care, providing CTOR first assisting services, monitoring patients post-operatively, conducting daily patient rounding, participating in the on-call rotation, and prescribing medications and ordering tests as needed. Communicates and consults with the supervising physician regarding the medical status of patients, and communicates with patients and family members effectively, providing appropriate education. Maintains a working relationship with the interdisciplinary team, including RNs, physicians, case managers, and others. Relies on experience and clinical judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required. QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate of an accredited physician assistant or nurse practitioner program Current PA/NP license in Pennsylvania required Current BLS and ACLS certifications required Must be certified by the NCCPA Minimum of three (3) years of experience in cardiothoracic surgery required Must have experience first assisting The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position. For consideration, please send us your CV/resume in MS Word format only. If there is a viable match, one of our consultants will contact you within 24-48 hours. To ensure that our response to your application reaches your INBOX (not your junk or spam folder), please add our email address, jobs@VeritasConsultingLLC.com, to your Safe Senders list or to your Address Book. Not the right job or location for you? Still contact us. We have access to hundreds of jobs across the country, many of which are not available on job boards. We welcome the opportunity to represent your talent.

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