Cardiothoracic APP Coordinator

Catholic Health•Village of Roslyn, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Comprehensive Cardiothoracic Surgery patient management. The APP performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional evaluations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, and provides direct patient care services, as well as Clinical Support for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service Line Initiatives in collaboration with CHSLI affiliated provider groups.

Requirements

Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
New York State Physician Assistant license required.
Current NCCPA certification required.
BLS/ACLS/AED Certified by either the American Heart Association.
DEA license required.
Competency to practice medicine with physician supervision required.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office and Outlook Email required.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree preferred.
Previous Cardiothoracic Surgery supervision experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs physical exams, collects and documents data.
Conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional evaluations.
Prescribes appropriate interventions and medications.
Provides direct patient care services.
Provides Clinical Support for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service Line Initiatives.
Supervises APPs in their service under the Administrative Director of APP Services.
Assigns on-call schedules, vacation/holiday time for APPs, and completes monthly schedules and payroll.
Responsible for the daily assignment of APPs to operative cases requiring surgical assistants.
Actively participates with the Human Resource Department in the recruitment of APPs for their service.
Assists the Administrative Director of APP Services in screening applicants.
Assists the Administrative Director of APP Services in completing job evaluations for current APPs.
Demonstrates competency in endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) and performs EVH for cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
Serves as first or second assistant under the surgeon’s direction during major and minor cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
Serves as a representative of the Service Director and/or Administrative Director of APP Services with various departments/groups in the hospital.
Assumes responsibility for the overall efficient functioning of the service, including the compilation of necessary statistics.
Acts as a liaison between the Administrative Director of APP Services and the APPs on the service.
Responsible for the development of case protocols for presentation at Monthly Performance Improvement conferences.
Performs chart reviews and investigations at the request of the Administrative Director of APP Services.
Makes recommendations regarding more efficient/effective functioning of the APPs regarding staffing, on-call, etc.
Responsible for the compilation of monthly in and out-patient admissions and surgical statistics, and preparation and presentation of protocols of those cases with Q.I. issues requiring review at the monthly Departmental PI meeting.
May designate responsibilities to another APP on the service during absence.
Other duties may be assigned.