Description
Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Opportunities in Washington
(Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) is an integrated health system serving the Puget Sound region, including 10 hospitals and 300 care sites. Founded in 1891, VMFH embraces its long history of caring for the most vulnerable, especially the poor and underserved, and meeting the evolving health care needs of the vibrant, diverse communities it serves. VMFH is a proud home to the Bailey-Boushay House, the first skilled nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the United States designed specifically to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS, and the Benaroya Research Institute, an internationally recognized institution for autoimmune disease research. VMFH is part of CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, dedicated to advancing health for all people.
We seek experienced surgical Advanced Practice Providers - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) - to join our well-established, cohesive surgical team.
Full-Time Opportunities
Cardiac Surgery APP (Surgical)
We are seeking PA/NP providers with previous cardiac and thoracic surgery experience to perform endoscopic vein harvest, cardiac surgery first assist, robotic thoracic surgery bedside first assist, and ICU/PCU/medical-surgical rounds.
Practice details:
- Consistently achieve highest STS quality metrics – multiyear, multiple 3 Star
- Low PA/NP and surgeon turnover
- APP driven service – occasional general surgery resident rotations; no subspecialty specific residents of fellows
Department details:
- Full spectrum conventional cardiac and thoracic surgery (except VAD, ECMO and transplant)
- Hospital based – OR, ICU, PCU, surgical units
- Single hospital practice
- Traditional sternotomy based cardiac surgeries
- Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
- All lung resection surgeries performed with DaVinci XI robot
- Robotic foregut and esophagus
- APP driven service
Job requirements
- Endoscopic vein harvest highly preferred
- Open radial harvest – desired, but willing to train
- Robotic thoracic/cardiac surgery – desired, but willing to train
- ICU patient management experience – ventilator, drips, etc.
Cardiac Surgery APP (Non-Surgical)
We are seeking a PA-C or ARNP with previous cardiac and thoracic surgery experience for this clinic based position with no surgical responsibilities.
Position details:
- Post-op follow up with cardiac and thoracic patients
- Coordinate care from discharge to clinic visit
- Assist with rounding
- Consults with specialty care
- Daily review of clinic inbox
- Order preoperative studies and follow up
- Wound care
- Patient calls
- No Call
- No Weekends
- Monday - Friday; Option of 4 or 5 days/week
Department details:
- Full spectrum conventional cardiac and thoracic surgery (except VAD, ECMO and transplant)
- Hospital based – OR, ICU, PCU, surgical units
- Single hospital practice
- Traditional sternotomy based cardiac surgeries
- Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
- All lung resection surgeries performed with DaVinci XI robot
- Robotic foregut and esophagus
- APP driven service
ALL JOBS REQUIRE:
- Current WA state license PA/NP (or ability to obtain)
- 1+ years APP cardiothoracic surgery experience preferred
- CPR/BLS + ACLS – (or ability to obtain) - required
Living in the Pacific Northwest
Located in the Pacific NW, Silverdale is an area with a mild climate year round and close to the great outdoors where we enjoy an abundance of activities with our close proximity to the waters of Puget Sound and surrounding mountains. City life and cultural activities are also thriving. With a variety of neighborhoods and areas to work and live, there are many choices for the type of lifestyle you'd like to enjoy.
To learn more about us, visit https://providers.commonspirit.careers.
For additional information you may email: michele.chacon@commonspirit.org.
