Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice Provider Cardiac Surgery Full-time

Piedmont Heart Institute is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the cardiac team providing excellent patient care to our surgical patients. You will be joining a team of advanced practice providers and solely focus on cardiac surgery. This is a full time opportunity.

In this role you will :

• Round on postop patients
• Provide office consults one day per week with a designated surgeon
• EVH and chest closure in the OR
• Thoracentesis and chest tube insertion and care
• Provide care to LVAD patients

Join a clinical team at its best! Piedmont Healthcare We care about our employees so you can care for our patients.

Piedmont Benefits :

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI)

The first integrated cardiovascular healthcare delivery program affiliated with a community health system in greater Atlanta, and is headquartered on the campus of Piedmont Hospital, a 481-bed quaternary care facility offering all major medical, surgical and diagnostic services. Offering a continuum of patient care, including : primary and secondary prevention, outpatient and inpatient cardiovascular care, and appropriate quality measures and metrics to demonstrate enhanced outcomes.

Qualified candidates will have 1-2 years of cardiac surgery / EVH experience

Masters, Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification

or

Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification