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PALM Health

Locum Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

PALM Health, California, Missouri, United States, 65018

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Overview Palm Health Resources is hiring an experienced Cardiothoracic PA to join our thriving program in Northern California.

6+ Month Locum Contract. Full Time. Full Continuum of Care position with OR, ICU and Clinic. Will consider perm and locum candidates.

Responsibilities

The position is very autonomous and performing at a high level of acuity and responsibility.

OR assisting for both Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery cases including Endoscopic Vein Harvesting using the MAquet VasoView Hemepro 2 system.

Performance of bedside procedures including thoracentesis, chest tube placement, arterial lines and central venous access

Daily duties to be split 50/50 with current PA. Working as a team the candidate will alternate daily between the OR and non-surgical duties.

Currently 2 surgeons and 1 PA doing ~100+ hearts a year plus about the same number of thoracic cases annually.

Endoscopic Vein Harvesting: 1 year (Required)

Cardiac Surgery First Assist: 1 year (Required)

Weekend and evening call coverage (Required)

Office-based pre-op H&P and post-op recovery of both Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery patients including, OR and CVICU

Qualifications Experience: Provider must be proficient in Cardiac Surgery First Assisting in OR cases and proficient in EVH. California licensed or eligible and meet the hospital's medical staff credentialing standards.

Benefits / Compensation We have Perm and Locum openings with top cardiac surgery programs. Locums receive premium pay $120-160 per hour, plus 1.5x overtime over 40 hours, premium on-call pay, paid housing and travel, virtual credit cards, autonomy to choose housing, top-rated malpractice coverage, and personal attention to every need. New openings are posted weekly; inquire for details on specific location(s).

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