Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic OR Full Time Days Detroit

As a member of the healthcare team, 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.

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.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Requires a bachelor's degree; completion of an AMA approved Physician Assistant or Surgeon's Assistant program; Michigan state licensure and continued certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA); and current basic and advanced cardiac life support (BLS / ACLS) certification.

-OR-Master's degree in nursing, National board certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner

Cardiothoracic and vascular critical care or surgical experience is preferred. Requires good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills as well as organizational skills, familiarity with computers, and excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

Ability to react to crisis situations quickly and effectively using department protocols and guidelines.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license, current.

National Provider Identification number, current.

Basic and advanced cardiac life support (BLS / ACLS) certification, current.

Cardiothoracic and vascular, critical care or surgical experience is preferred.

Additional Information

Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group

Department: Surgery Cardiac

Shift: Day Job

Union Code: Not Applicable

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

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