Cardiac Surgery-Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Job Summary: This is a FT position in Cardiac Surgery for an Advanced Practice Provider. The Cardiac Surgery APP will be responsible for First Assist & ICU coverage on a 24 x 7 service. This will include 24 hour in-house coverage rotating with team, OR first assist case coverage for day, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotational basis. The APP team is responsible for the care of all Cardiac Surgery admitted patients and patients requiring consultation. Responsibilities include expert level clinical care & coordination of care via a full range of services that will improve quality of patient care assessing & evaluating patients, ordering appropriate laboratory testing & diagnostic studies, arranging for referrals, testing, consultation & therapeutic services, and maintaining outstanding relationships with families, referring physicians & all members of the health care team.Minimum Qualifications: NYS licensed/registered NP or PA required. Master’s Degree as a Nurse Practitioner or a Certified Physician Assistant & current National Certification consistent to the clinical practice also required. NPI number and be Medicare enrolled with a Medicare Identification Number (or PTAN) (or eligible for Medicare Enrollment within 6 months of hire).CPR-BLS Certification required at the time of appointment.3-5 years First Assist experience. Preferred Qualifications: 3-5 years first assist experience within cardiac surgery, Cardiac ICU experience.Work Days: 8 & 12 hour shifts, with rotation to nights, weekends and holidays. Message to Applicants: Recruitment Office: Human ResourcesExecutive Order:Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].