$90,000 - $108,000 yearly
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA
Position Overview: We are seeking a skilled OR physician assistant/RNFA to join our cardiac surgery OR team. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to partner with cardiac surgeons and OR Nursing staff. Schedule: Four ten-hour clinical shifts/week On-call requirement during non-routine working hours to assist attending physicians in urgent and emergency procedures Responsibilities: Assist cardiothoracic surgeons during surgical procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair/replacement, and other complex cardiac surgeries Perform tissue handling including making incisions, retracting, dissecting, tying, ligating, stapling, suturing and providing hemostasis Perform chest closure, including chest wires when indicated. Routinely closes the leg and chest soft tissue layers. Assists in transporting the patient from the O.R. to the CVSICU/ PACU Performs endoscopic or open harvesting of the saphenous vein during coronary artery...