Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Job at HCA Healthcare in Manchester, NH

Description

Specialization:
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job Summary:

• Surgical first assist/and vein harvests in the OR and performs procedures at the beside as described by the surgical physician assistant core privileges.
• Gathers pertinent information, interviews patients and performs physical examinations on patients within established standards of care and practice.
• Writes orders including diagnostic tests and medication, after consultationwith the appropriate physician to accomplish a long-term plan of care.
• Need to be self-sufficient, and fairly autonomous in rounding on step-down patients and seeing office patients.
• Dictates history, physicals and surgical consults promptly, daily assessments.
• Performs daily assessments of patients as directed by the physicians, to include relevant interval history, physical exam and review of objective data and records in medical record.
• Utilizes critical thinking to provide care for 8-15 patients fairly independently while covering step-down unit.
• Provides backup for clinical emergencies when the rounding physician is not immediately available during regular daytime hours.
• Actively participates in staff meetings.
• Ideal candidate should be flexible, affable, creative, energetic, compassionate, and a team player.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, physicians and administration

• Hospital employed position
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits including health / life / dental insurance and employer matching 401K
• CME/dues allowance
• A-rated occurrence based professional liability insurance
• Be part of a supportive and energetic team

• 330-beds
• Affiliated Medical Staff of over 400 providers
• Serving more than 180,000 patients annually
• 24/7 dedicated inpatient hospitalist program
• Offering a wide variety of healthcare services in a highly technical and mission-oriented environment
• Birthing unit was the first hospital in the country to have a neonatal unit based on couplet care
• Mission-driven, Women’s Wellness & Fertility Center for excellence in obstetrical, gynecological and surgical care

• No general sales tax or personal income tax
• Rich cultural New England history andlovely historical homes
• Diverse community with a small-town feel
• Excellent schools
• Four seasons of weather
• Abundance of outdoor activities from the White mountains to the New Hampshire seacoast