Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery

FroedtertSouth•Pleasant Prairie, WI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Froedtert South has an exciting opportunity for an experienced physician assistant to join Goya Raikar, M.D., an experienced robotically trained Cardiothoracic Surgeon. The ideal candidate would work in the operating room, provide inpatient management, and have an outpatient practice in our growing cardiothroracic surgery program. The Physician Assistant will direct patient care in the hospital and clinic setting, handle all aspects of treatment plans, review and evaluate test results, complete medical documentation under the supervision of Dr. Raikar. The Physician Assistant will also serve as a first assistant in surgery, harvest vein graphs, and provide training for the rest of the surgical team. The Physician Assistant will have on-call responsibilities, which will include responding to inpatient and outpatient inquiries, responding to the hospital to attend to inpatients, and responding to the hospital to assist with urgent/emergent surgeries. Reasons you should work at Froedtert South as a Physician Assistant in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Work in a state of the art Cardiothoraic Program with our robotically trained Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Goya Raikar; Work with an experienced surgical heart team; and Be part of a growing cardiac surgery program in one of the fastest growing communities in the country.

Requirements

Master's in Physician Assistant Studies or related field
Successful completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification
Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Wisconsin
Three years of experience in cardiothoracic surgery

Responsibilities

Direct patient care in the hospital and clinic setting
Handle all aspects of treatment plans
Review and evaluate test results
Complete medical documentation under the supervision of Dr. Raikar
Serve as a first assistant in surgery
Harvest vein graphs
Provide training for the rest of the surgical team
On-call responsibilities including responding to inpatient and outpatient inquiries, responding to the hospital to attend to inpatients, and responding to the hospital to assist with urgent/emergent surgeries