Pre-Employment Requirements:
- We are a drug free facility. Passing a pre-employment drug screening is required.

Job Qualifications/Requirements:
- Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
- Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- ACLS certification.
- Current DEA registration required.
- Cardiac Surgery experience preferred.

Job Responsibilities:
- Performs surgical asepsis including scrubbing, gowning, gloving, and monitoring aseptic technique.
- Performs preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.
- First assists cardiothoracic surgeon in the operating room.
- Performs endoscopic saphenous vein and radial artery harvesting.
- Removes chest tubes, drains, pacemaker wires, and assesses and treats incision sites.
- Performs and participates in daily rounds.
- Hospital and surgical call responsibilities.
- Clinic responsibilities.

Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery - SPP

Springhill Medical Center