Surgery - Cardiovascular Physician Assistant

St. Joseph s Health Hospital - Syracuse, NY
Inpatient ICU & Step Down Units

St. Joseph s Health Hospital is seeking two (2) full time Advanced Practice Providers (NP or PA) to join their Cardiac Surgery ICU / Step Down Team . This opportunity is available due to an employee resignation and offers consistent weekday hours in a collaborative critical care environment.

• June 1 October 2

• Monday Friday
• Day/Evening shifts
• 40 hours minimum per week
• May increase to up to 50 hours/week based on service needs
• No OR coverage required

• Inpatient ICU and step down unit coverage
• Adult patient population
• Average daily workload:
  • Up to 10 notes per day
  • Phone coverage for all inpatients

• Non operative cardiac surgery ICU role
• Autonomous APP practice with strong physician support
• Supervising physicians and Critical Care physicians onsite

Procedures include:

• Central line placement
• Arterial line placement
• Chest tube placement
• Chest tube removal
• Wound vac changes

• Open to Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• ICU / Critical Care experience required
• Cardiac critical care experience preferred
• Inpatient medicine with cardiology focus highly desirable
• Comfortable working autonomously in an acute care setting

• EMR: Epic

• Estimated timeframe: 6 weeks

• Full time weekday coverage
• Non operative role (no OR requirement)
• Strong physician and critical care support
• High acuity inpatient experience
• Team based cardiac ICU environment