First Assist

Details Client NameEast Carolina Heart Institute at ECU Health Medical Center Job TypePermanent OfferingAdvanced Practice ProfessionNP SpecialtySurgery Job ID15317040 Job TitleFirst Assist Shift Details ShiftFull Time Days Scheduled Hours40 Job Order Details Start Date06/11/2025 Duration0 Job DescriptionYou will be contacted directly by the facility after applying to this position.CU Health Physicians and The East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU Health Medical Center, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a Board-Certified Physician Assistant or RNFA certified Nurse Practitioner to assume the role of Cardiac Surgery First Assistant (CVOR). The successful candidate must have at least 2 years of experience and be proficient in all aspects of first assisting for major cardiac surgical procedures, endoscopic and open vein harvesting, radial artery harvesting, and have experience with a high-volume CT surgery program. Highlights include:•Employment ECU Health Physicians•Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center•100% OR•Work with an established team of Cardiac Surgeons and First Assist NP/PAs•State of the art 6-story heart hospital with the largest operating rooms in the country, hybrid CVOR•Ability to work with a nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgery program that performs more than 1,000 pump cases annually•Large robotic program•If NP, must hold RNFA certification•Established NP and PA orientation programs•Applicants will be required to have BLS/ACLS from the American Heart Association•Compensated call structure•Competitive salary, benefits, and relocationECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between. Client Details Address526 Moye Blvd CityGreenville StateNC Zip Code27834 Unit Details Unit DescriptionECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children's Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.