Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant Facility: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington, MA 08/05/2024

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Full-time

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 the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, a nationally recognized 345 bed tertiary care hospital located in the northern suburbs of Boston, MA.

Details :

Under the direction of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon and within established departmental practice guidelines, the APP is responsible for performing a variety of duties.

These duties include, but are not limited to : Providing postoperative patient care in the Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care unit, and the Telemetry UnitExperience with ICU management of the postoperative Cardiac Surgery patient including familiarity with ventilators, inotropes and vasoactive medicationsExperience with post-operative management of a Thoracic Surgery patientTreating urgent medical issues such as arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, sepsisEmergency Room consultations and admissionsSurgical consultationsPreoperative patient evaluation and preparation for surgeryExperience with chest tube insertions, central line placement, arterial lines, and management of swan-ganz cathetersUrgent outpatient callsAbility to work collaboratively in a high acuity environment

Experience :

The successful candidate must have at least 2 years’ experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Qualifications :

  • Skilled in the care and management of pre, intra and postoperative cardiothoracic surgical patients.
  • Must be able to interact positively with all members of a multidisciplinary care team, patients and their families and possess the emotional intelligence to work collaboratively in a fast paced, high-acuity environment where quality and caring come first.

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.

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