Job Description

Cardiac Surgery - Cardiovascular Surgery - Physician at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center - Ascension summary:

This full-time position is for a Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistant with 2+ years of cardiovascular surgery experience, providing surgical assistance and patient care in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages. Duties include complex surgical case involvement, performing procedures such as vein harvesting and line placements, and managing EMR documentation. The role is based at Ascension St. Vincent facilities in Indiana, offering comprehensive benefits and a collaborative healthcare environment.

Details

• Specialty: Cardiac Surgery
• Schedule: TBA - Position is Full-time day-shift with rotating on-call assignments.
• Call Schedule: TBA - Daily, Weekend and Holiday On-Call assignments are split evenly among a team of 12 surgical PA’s.
• Practice Detail: We are seeking a Cardiac Surgery PA to join our elite team.
• EMR System: Sunrise/Athena
• Facility: St. Vincent Hospital & St. Vincent Heart Center
• Location: Indianapolis & Carmel, Indiana

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

$20,000 Sign-on bonus for provider with 2+ years direct cardiac surgery experience including proficiency with Endovascular Vein Harvesting.

Ascension Medical Group is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider with 2+ years of experience in Cardiothoracic / Cardiovascular Surgery to join our cardiac surgery APP team. The team consists of 6 Cardiac Surgeons and 12 Cardiac Surgery PA’s. Incoming APP will be involved with complex CV surgical cases as part of a team of highly specialized physicians and assistants. Ascension Medical Group offers a competitive comprehensive salary and benefits package including but not limited to, on-call pay, CME reimbursement, front loaded paid time off & retirement benefits.

Position Details:

• Participates in the care and medical decision making for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patients at both Indianapolis locations, St. Vincent Indianapolis and St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana.
• Endoscopic Vein & Radial Artery harvest using the Maquet Vasoview Hemopro I and/or Hemopro II systems.
• Surgical First assistant: cases include CABG, aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement, ECMO Insertion, VAD insertion & heart transplant cases.
• Order, perform and interpret imaging, data and labs.
• Perform procedures such as central line placement, arterial line placement and chest tube placement.
• Navigate and create records in the patient chart using the Sunrise Clinical Manager EMR system.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years CV Surgery OR experience preferred
• Current Board Certification
• Current BLS and ACLS
• Current prescribing privileges including DEA license for controlled substances.
• Indiana State License & CSR

Schedule/Call Rotation:

• Position is Full-time day-shift, (4) 10-hour shifts/week with rotating on-call assignments.
• Daily, Weekend and Holiday On-Call assignments are split evenly among the 12 surgical PA’s.

About Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group

As a member of the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent is a comprehensive network of over 650 primary care and specialty care providers, recognized nationally and internationally.

Together with our local health-care facilities, including 22 Ascension St. Vincent hospital ministries, Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent providers offer health care to residents in 57 counties across the state of Indiana.

With a vision of creating the most desirable multi-specialty group practice in Indiana, Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent is transforming health care with a Physician-led and provider-driven organization focused on quality patient care and patient satisfaction, while meeting the needs of local communities.

About Indiana

Ranked as one of the nation’s top physician friendly states by Medical Economics, Indiana offers some of the country’s lowest malpractice costs making Indiana one of the top physician friendly states in which to practice medicine.

Indiana has an excellent business climate and some of the lowest housing and utility costs in the country. Indiana is also home to some of the nation's top school districts and offers an abundance of cultural and recreational opportunities including professional sports that will appeal to every family member.

About Ascension Medical Group

When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.


With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest health-care provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.
Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• One or more of the following required:
  • Physician Assistant credentialed from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Physician Assistant credentialed from the Indiana Physician Assistant Committee obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Orthopedic Physician Assistant preferred.

Education:

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

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

#APP

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana has been providing rewarding careers in healthcare for over 148 years. With 24 hospitals throughout the greater Indianapolis and Evansville areas, Ascension St. Vincent offers careers in a wide range of services including acute and long-term care, bariatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatric services, primary and urgent care, women's health services and more.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
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Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Local area, Relocation package, Rotating shift, Weekend work, Day shift,

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