Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant Opening in MA

**Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant Opening in MA**

* Located in ***Burlington, MA*** - just 17 miles from Boston!
* Full-time, permanent opening
* Employed position

Experience:

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

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 Unit
Experience with ICU management of the postoperative Cardiac Surgery patient including familiarity with ventilators, inotropes and vasoactive medications
Experience with post-operative management of a Thoracic Surgery patient
Treating urgent medical issues such as arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, sepsis
Emergency Room consultations and admissions
Surgical consultations
Preoperative patient evaluation and preparation for surgery
Experience with chest tube insertions, central line placement, arterial lines, and management of swan-ganz catheters
Urgent outpatient calls
Ability to work collaboratively in a high acuity environment