PA / Cardiovascular Surgical PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

(Job Id W339610)
Posted on 3/8/2010
Location:

NY


Job Type:

Contract


Salary: $41.00 to $45.00/hr , $85000.00 to $95000.00/year
Job Description
A growing and progressive  ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL near Syracuse, NY is expanding services. This  HOSPITAL is seeking a CONTRACT/TEMPORARY Full-Time

PA / Cardiovascular Surgical PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT  to it's staff.  

* ONE (1) YEAR OF POST GRADUATE CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.



* LOCATED in the center of New York State, the city of Syracuse is in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region near Lake Ontario and Lake Oneida. A short distance from Rochester, Albany, Canada, the St. Lawrence River, the Adirondack Mountains and the Thousand Islands. There is a large selection of year round sports which includes many snow skiing and summer resorts and many tournament class golf courses. There is a Casino with regular scheduled Las Vegas quality shows and concerts.



This metro area has 156k people living in the city and 456k in the county. There is an international airport with direct jet service to most major cities in the US. High quality education available. There is a large selection of inexpensively priced private schools. Some schools, both private and public, are nationally renowned for their academics and sports programs. There many colleges and universities in the region with Division One ranked football, basketball & lacrosse programs. The community is ethically diverse with many churches of varied denominations, synagogues, temples and mosques. There are private theater groups, museums, a symphony orchestra, many good restaurants to choose from and a regional IMAX Theater and Science Center.



The job market is high tech in nature with health care research, a teaching hospital, a large pharmaceutical manufacturer and many engineering companies such as Welch Allen and Lockheed Martin to name a couple. There are many highways and very low traffic congestion. Home prices are extremely inexpensive, as well as apartments, as compared to national averages. There is a rapidly expanding regional shopping mall located in the heart of the city with seventeen (17) stadium tiered seating cinema theaters. The region has many rolling hills and lakes. Moderate summer climate with average temperatures in the mid to high 70s. Seasonal climate changes are colorful. Low crime rate.



* STARTING DATE DESIRED ( Approximate) :  Immediate



* COMPENSATION ranges from $51.74 per hour (107,619K) to $74.32 per hour (114,982K) BOE. NEGOTIABLE. Evening differential is $10.00 per hour and NIGHTS is $12.00 per hour.



* WORK SCHEDULE (Approximate) is Monday through Friday NIGHTS, 11:00 PM  to 7:00 AM.

* NO CALL, NO WEEK ENDS.



* LICENSE and EDUCATION required is possession of a New York State license.



* JOB DESCRIPTION (Includes skill sets, work routine and responsibilities)

* PATIENT CARE:

H&P /Consults

ICU/CritCare

Stepdown Care

Patient Teaching

Inservices

Discharge Summary

* PROCEDURES:

Arterial Lines

Swan-Ganz

CVP Lines

Chest Tubes

IAB Placement

Thoracentesis

Saph Vein Harvesting

Radial Artery Harvesting

IMA Harvesting

First Assisting

Sternal Closure

Sternotomy

* ON-CALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Surgery

ICU Calls

Stepdown Calls

In-House On-call

Patient Calls

* OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Database

Research

Perfusion

Administrative

* OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES:

CABS On-pump/beating

CABG On-pump/quiet

CABG Off-pump

MIDCAB (MID/MIT)

Heart Port

Ablations

Robotic MVR

*Other responses included many responses for minimally-invasive heart valve surgery, robotic surgery, and heart assist devices.