Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Locums - Spokane, Washington, NP / PA Cardiothoracic Surgery Opening

Coverage Dates : ASAP - Ongoing Need

Schedule & Call :

Daytime : 7 : 00 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.

Call : 5 : 00 p.m. - 7 : 00 a.m.

Weekend Call : Friday 5 : 00 p.m. - Monday 7 : 00 a.m.

Rotation : 1 in 3 during the week, 1 in 4 weekends

Setting :

Cardiothoracic Surgery

No clinic - Locum will work primarily in the OR and ICU, with occasional patients in stepdown.

Team Structure : 4 Surgeons and 4 PAs

Procedures Performed :

Robotic Lobectomy and Thymectomy (DaVinci Xi Robot)

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Aortic Valve Replacement / TAVR Procedures

Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Thoracotomy and VATS Procedures

Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation

Aortic Dissection Repair

ECMO

PA / NP Workflow & Responsibilities :

Morning rounds with daily progress notes

Medication management; order appropriate labs / studies

Consults, history & physicals, discharge summaries

Chest tube management and removal

Attend multidisciplinary rounds (on call days)

First assist in all procedures

Endoscopic vein and radial artery harvesting using Maquet System (Hemopro 2 Vasoview)

Prepare harvested conduit

Place post-op orders

Close sternotomy (as per surgeon preference)

Call Duties Include :

Finishing late cases

Taking calls from CCU

Returning for emergency cases

Weekend call includes rounding, progress notes, discharges, and chest tube management

Additional Details : Admissions required

Hospital is Stroke Certified

Trauma Level III

EMR : Epic

Requirements :

Board Certified / Board Eligible - Required

Active WA License or Compact License - Accepted

BLS - Required

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