Physician Assistant/First Assist - Cardiac Surgery - Lexington, Kentucky
About The Position
The Physician Assistant/First Assist supports cardiac surgery by first assisting surgeons during cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries. The role also includes making daily hospital rounds, admitting and discharging patients, seeing consults, taking calls, and providing patient care. As a Baptist Health Medical Group advanced practice provider, the role reflects the organization’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The APP provides direct patient care as part of a physician-led team, functioning autonomously and collaborating with other health professionals to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care. The APP also manages health care systems and influences health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, and theory-based practice, in accordance with state law and approved Medical Staff privileges.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of an accredited APP program.
- National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP; certification must be maintained.
- Must be eligible at all times for professional liability insurance.
- Current, valid, unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) through the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) as required for the position.
- Practice in accordance with state law and approved Medical Staff privileges.
Nice To Haves
- Terminal degree in the APP field preferred.
Responsibilities
- First assist surgeons during cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries.
- Make daily hospital rounds.
- Admit and discharge patients from the hospital.
- See consults.
- Take calls.
- Provide direct patient care as part of a physician-led team.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to provide high-quality, cost-effective care.
- Manage health care systems and influence health care decision-making through clinical reasoning, research, and theory-based practice.
