• Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant

    Beth Israel Lahey Health (Burlington, MA)


    **Job Type:** Regular

    **Time Type:** Full time

    **Work Shift:** Rotating (United States of America)

    **FLSA Status:** Exempt

     

    When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

    Job Description:

    Advanced Practice Provider (PA)** **  

     

    Lahey Hospital and Medical Center** **  

     

    Cardiothoracic Surgery

     

    Join our renowned Cardiothoracic Surgery team at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, a leading 345-bed tertiary care center near Boston!

    About the Role:

    As an Advanced Practice Provider (PA), you'll play a vital role in managing post-operative Cardiothoracic Surgery patients in the ICU, PCU, and Telemetry units.

    Responsibilities include:

    + H&Ps, daily notes, discharge summaries

    + Inpatient & ER consults/admissions

    + Post-operative care planning & follow-up

    + Rotating coverage: Telemetry, PCU, OR, on-call (including nights/weekends)

    + 24/7 in-house APP coverage & OR first assist call (rotating schedule)

    Experience** **:

    + Surgical first assist experience (Cardiac & Thoracic)

    + Endoscopic Vein & Open Radial Artery Harvest skills

    + Familiarity with Robotic Thoracic Surgery

    + Strong post-operative management skills (Cardiac & Thoracic)

    + Proficiency in chest tube, central/arterial line placement/removal

    + Removal of temporary pacing wires, Swan-Ganz, IABP, sutures and staples

    + ICU management post-op (ventilators, inotropes, vasoactive meds, circulatory support)

    Qualifications:

    + Accredited PA program graduate

    + Minimum 2 years Cardiothoracic Surgery experience

    + MA State License (or eligible)

    + Current BCLS/ACLS certification

    + Ability to thrive in a high-acuity, collaborative environment

    + Excellent communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence

     

    Why Lahey?

     

    + Nationally recognized tertiary care hospital

    + Collaborative, multidisciplinary team

    + Commitment to quality patient care

    + Located in the desirable Boston suburbs

     

    _Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve._ _All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (_ _https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values_ _) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (_ _https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy_ _)._

     

    As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

     

    More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

     

    Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled