Cardiothoracic Surgery Job In San Antonio, Texas
Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider
Description
Specialization:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Job Summary:
Methodist Healthcare is seeking experienced acute care nurse practitioners for its cardiothoracic heart surgery program in San Antonio, TX.Qualified Candidates:
- Successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program or physician assistant
- Acute care certified NP, experience in cardiac surgery or CVICU a plus
- Texas license eligible
- Current American Heart Association BLS and PALS, and/or ACLS provider
Incentive/Benefits Package:
- Primarily inpatient care with some outpatient clinical work
- Full and comprehensive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, malpractice insurance
- 401k retirement plan with employer contribution
- Generous PTO plan
About Methodist Heart and the Methodist Healthcare System:
- Methodist Heart Hospital consistently performs more open-heart surgeries than any other hospital in San Antonio, making it the busiest program in the region
- Largest Heart Transplant program in South Texas, saving over 500 lives
- South Texas’ only comprehensive Aortic Aneurysm Program
- Over 2,000 TAVR procedures performed; 400 annually
- Over 150 ECMOs annually
- Over 1600 open heart surgeries each year
- Programs include VATS minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung nodule program
- Over 90 cardiology physicians in Methodist Physician Practices
- 25 cath labs
- Five accredited chest pain centers
- Two heart failure clinics
- STEMI-designated heart attack center for rapid heart attack response and is a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Part of the HCA Healthcare family, MHS will soon be welcoming its first class of Graduate Medical Education (GME) residents. HCA Healthcare GME is the largest sponsor of residency and fellowship programs across the nation.
- Complete cardiovascular care with access to clinical trials, registries and experts in diagnostic, interventional, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac transplant, and cardiac rehab services
- Methodist Healthcare System is the largest provider of health care in South and Central Texas with 28 facilities, including nine acute care hospitals serving over 94,000 inpatients and 500,000 outpatients annually
San Antonio is home to 2.5 million people and is experiencing solid economic growth in industries such as bioscience and healthcare, aerospace, IT and cybersecurity and green technologies. San Antonio's MSA is expected to add up to 1.1 million new residents and 500,000 new jobs by 2040. This growing city offers big-city amenities and world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere for all ages. San Antonio residents also enjoy a cost of living slightly below the national average due to lower housing costs, as well as no state income tax.
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is the seventh most populous city in the U.S. and the second most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000-2010. The city is located in the American Southwest, the south–central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the Texas Triangle.
Located near downtown San Antonio, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital is a 316-bed hospital providing a complete range of health care services in San Antonio and the many neighborhoods and businesses that border its centralized location. Easy freeway access makes Metropolitan Methodist Hospital convenient for patients, visitors and physicians to access from all parts of the city.
In 2005, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital opened the new Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Women's Pavilion, the only facility in downtown San Antonio completely dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies. Metropolitan Methodist Hospital offers outstanding cardiac care, general and surgical care, behavioral medicine, neurosurgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, sleep disorders evaluation and the largest emergency department in downtown San Antonio.