Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant

What You Will Do:

• Provide comprehensive evaluation and management of patients.
• Inpatient Care: Deliver acute care for cardiac patients in a hospital setting.

• Clinical Collaboration: Partner with CV Surgeons and APPs to coordinate patient management.
• Experience: Requires 3+ years of Cardiac or Cardiovascular expertise.
• Assessment & Diagnostics: Conduct comprehensive evaluations and interpret diagnostic studies.
• Treatment & Management: Manage health conditions via prescriptive authority or specialist referral.
• Patient Education: Counsel families on treatment plans and preventative health.
• Documentation: Maintain precise medical records per network and specialty standards.

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

About the Facility

• 541 bed hospital / medical center
• Serving a population of approximately two million people in Davidson, Williamson and Alabama
• Integrated referral network
• Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system

What You Will Need:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Physician Assistant credentialed from the Tennessee Committee on Physicians Assistants obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

• Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program. Master’s degree preferred.

• 1 year of experience preferred.

Visa Eligibility: None Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

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