Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Company: SSM Health
Location: Madison
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic SurgerySSM Health Dean Medical Group - Madison, WI SSM Health-Dean Medical Group, a 500-physician multi-specialty group, is actively recruiting an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant to work in our well-established Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.Must have at least one year of experience practicing as a surgical Physician Assistant and a strong attraction to the operating room. Must be able to function in a high-stress environment and thrive within a team approach model.The new provider's responsibilities will include assisting in the operating room (including endoscopic and open vein and radial artery harvesting); patient care on the Cardiothoracic Surgery in-patient unit; night call on weeknights and weekends (approximately 1 in 5 for each) for floor patients and for the operating room; and rare outpatient clinic care. Our teams include leading cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons - all providing the most innovative inpatient heart care.Opportunity Highlights:

• Hours vary between 7am-5pm, 5 days a week with rotating weekend hours
• Anticipated 1:5 call schedule
• Position is primarily on inpatient and OR responsibilities
• SSM Health Cardiothoracic Surgery is one of the largest heart surgery programs in WI
• Opportunity to work independently alongside the cardiothoracic surgeons
• Hospital privileges at SSM Health St. Mary's Madison
• Competitive salary, signing bonus, and comprehensive benefits packageThe Hospital
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, a 440-bed tertiary care and referral center, is an award-winning facility and has been serving South Central Wisconsin since 1912
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital is an ACS Level II Trauma Center
  • The SSM Health Cardiac Center includes three dedicated cardiovascular operating rooms, a hybrid suite, a 37-bed nursing unit that offers 24-hour telemetry monitoring, 12-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit and a 10-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • St. Mary's Hospital and Dean Medical Group are part of SSM Health, an integrated health system that has facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
  • SSM-St. Mary's Hospital is the referral hospital for the 7-hospital SSM Wisconsin Region. Our Wisconsin Region also counts 4 additional affiliate hospitals in our networkThe Community
    • Madison, WI, population 252,000, is home to both the University of Wisconsin and is the state capital, and as such is a vibrant community. It consistently ranks as one of the top places in the country to live, work, go to school, play, and raise a family
    • Madison was recently named as the most livable mid-size city in the United States by SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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