Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic OR Full Time Detroit

Unique opportunity to work with heart and lung transplant teams!

• This position works closely with the attending cardiac surgeons, providing opportunities to expand their knowledge base and technical skills.
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will spend 100% of your 8-hour days in the OR
• HFH provides extensive training in this role so you can be successful given the acuity and complexity of the cardiac surgery population served at the Detroit campus
• APP clinical activities are authorized and performed under the supervision but not necessarily in the presence of a physician member of the medical staff. Prescriptive authority is a delegated privilege under the collaborating physician.
• Assists pre-, intra, and post-care of all cardiac and thoracic patients.
• Prepares and records patient histories, performs rounds and physical examinations, records discharge summaries, assists in all surgical procedures, performs endoscope vein and radial artery harvesting intra-operatively and formulates post-operative treatment plans for patients.
• Specific procedures within the specialty are individually credentialed, based on background training and experience. As a member of the healthcare team, APP is responsible for providing advanced assessment, differential diagnosis, clinical decision making and initiation of treatment in collaboration with the attending Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic surgeons.