Physician Assistant - FT Days - Cardiac APP's - NBI

Job Title: Physician Assistant - NBI

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department Name: Cardiac APP's - NBI

Req #: 0000209338

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary

Provides pre-operative, operative and post-operative patient care, under the direction and supervision of the attending surgeon and in accordance with the objectives, policies and procedures of the hospital and the state Physician s Assistant Act,

Participates in student and patient education

Requirements

• Graduate of an AMA accredited physician assistant program and licensed by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners,
• BLS, ACLS certification
• Prior experience in the management of patients with Open Heart Surgery highly desirable,
• May begin entry level without experience,
• ob-Specific Requirements of Position

Job Specific Requirements

• Complete individual daily or participate in multidisciplinary rounds with attending physician on all inpatients and documentation of medical plan
• Obtain patient histories and performing physical examinations
• Manage discharge of patients with appropriate disposition, follow up planning, adjunctive therapy management and education
• Prepare patients for surgery, including but not limited to counseling in preventive care, medical problems, exercise the use of prescribed treatments and drugs, skin preparation & health promotion
• Orders and evaluates pertinent diagnostic tests in accordance with protocols
• Able to interact with coworkers, patients, staff to instill confidence and facilitate communication and work in a team environment
• Ability to identify normal and abnormal findings and initiate appropriate follow-up and effectively communicate with others those results
• Safely performs clinical procedures such as but not limited to removal of invasive drains, catheters, monitoring devices, pacing wires, PA catheters, chest tubes, and suturing minor wounds
• Participate in call responsibilities for operating room coverage
• Able to complete last years goals and objectives
• Dictate consultations and discharge summaries in a timely manner
• Write appropriate postoperative orders including general and specific nursing care, respiratory therapy and ventilator settings, medications, including inotropes, laboratory and radiologic studies
• Enhances professional growth an development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
• Services as a resource for nursing and ancillary staff with regards to patient disease management and post operative course,
• Maintains BLS, ACLS certification and provides emergent medical intervention as needed until physician arrives
• Participates in formulating, interpreting, implementing, and evaluating obives, policies, and procedures and maintains current knowledge in the field of practice and informs staff of changes
• First assist in all cardiothoracic cases
• Excision and harvesting of saphenous vein and radial artery in preparation for coronary bypass both open and endoscopically
• Participate in preoperative-postoperative, quality assurance and morbidity and mortality conferences
• Closure of sternotomy, thoracotomy, leg and abdominal wounds
• Fulfills required annual clinical hospital related competencies