Surgery - Vascular Physician Assistant

DETAILS:

• 7A-4P M-F routine daily operative coverage and some clinic.
• Call starts each night at 1700 and is an operative call only by surgeon discretion.
• If they are covering they would be on call every night.
  
• Setting: Academic medical center
  
• Duties: Operative first assist and EVH for cardiothoracic cases.
• Required Procedures: Operative support also for routine AVR, MVR, CABG's, and routine cardiac surgeries. May also be for some routine vascular and/or thoracic surgeries. CUMC is a level 1 trauma facility and have low volume trauma calls. CABG with EVH, AVR, MVR, Pericardial Window, VATS, Thoracotomy, AV fistula, Permacath, Carotid Endarterectomy, LE Bypass, AAA, LE angiogram, PD cath, BKA, AKA, Inari, EKOS, Vein Ablation, Wound debridement
• EMR: EPIC
• Support Staff: CVOR rad techs, nurses, circulating and scrub nurses, CVOR anesthesia
• Reason for Coverage: Maternity leaves of current CT and Vascular surgery PA's.
• Must be a team player to help cover maternity leaves.