Coverage Dates
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Assignment Length: 16 weeks
- One position available
Schedule
- Monday Friday: 7a 3p
- Hourly shifts plus call coverage
- Weeknight Call: 5p 7a
- Weeknight call covers OR/floor at a 1:4 ratio
- Weekend Call: 7p Friday 7a Monday
- Minimum one weekend of call per month
- Weekend responsibilities include rounding on step-down units with surgeons for a half day or less, then carrying the pager
- No block schedules
Practice Setting
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Surgical setting
- Adult patient population
- EMR: Epic
Patient Volume
- Average Daily Census: 20
- Inpatient Volume: Approximately patients
- CABG Caseload: 5 8 per week
- Robotic Thoracic/Chest Cases: 4 6 per week
- Several open and TAVR valve cases performed each week
Support Staff
- Dedicated office PA
- Two RNs
- Strong Advanced Heart Failure team
- Works closely with surgeons and the Advanced Heart Failure team
Procedures & Responsibilities
- Endoscopic vein harvesting
- First assist
- CABG cases
- Robotic thoracic/chest cases
- Open valve cases
- TAVR valve cases
- Occasional LVAD placements
- Occasional Impella placements
- Inpatient and step-down unit rounding
- OR and floor call coverage
Requirements
- Board Certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery required
- Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies required
- Active North Carolina license required
- DEA required
- Minimum Experience: Two years
- Epic experience required
- Endoscopic vein harvesting experience required
- Vaccinations required
