Cardiac Surgery, Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, UMass Worcester

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their high-performing, collaborative academic team in the Department of Cardiac Surgery. This role is part of a larger service that includes 16 Advanced Practice Providers, 3 Cardiac Surgeons, and 7 Surgical Intensivists. The team provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cardiac surgical care, including open and endovascular aortic repair, coronary revascularization, structural heart procedures, and mechanical circulatory support. The scope of care covers the full continuum of perioperative cardiac surgery, from high-acuity tertiary and quaternary cases to routine procedures, with approximately 550 cases performed annually. Advanced Practice Providers are essential to the service, acting as the first point of contact for patient care in the ICU, post-operative floor, and outpatient clinic. They also provide operative first assisting and endoscopic vein harvesting. UMass Memorial Health emphasizes that 'Everyone Is a Caregiver,' regardless of title, and is committed to exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research. They are a large health system with over 20,000 employees dedicated to healing patients, the community, and each other.

Requirements

Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
Board certification required
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
Current Massachusetts license
ACLS and BLS Certified

Nice To Haves

1–3 years of relevant clinical experience

Responsibilities

Performing and documenting complete histories and physical examinations, with thorough review of the medical record to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans
Ordering, interpreting, and reviewing laboratory tests and imaging studies
Participating in daily inpatient rounds; evaluating patients; reviewing diagnostic data; and documenting daily progress notes
Requesting consultations and communicating effectively with consulting services
Performing routine bedside and clinical procedures in accordance with approved Delineation of Privileges
Assisting in surgical and other invasive procedures, as applicable
Surgically trained APPs provide operative first assisting and endoscopic vein harvesting in all cases.