PA / Physician Assistant / South Carolina / Locum or Permanent / Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant Job

Cardiac Surgery Group near Beautiful Greenville, South Carolina Expanding and hiring an experienced cardiac surgery physician assistant!

Cardiac Surgery First Assistant procedures; CABG, TAVR, TEVAR, AVR, MVR, sternal wire revisions, and several other infrequent heart procedures cases. The candidate will also support Thoracic department on VATS, lobectomy, decortications, medianstinoscopy, thymectomy and biopsy cases. The PAs do chest tubes and thoracentesis without physician guidance. Our physician assistants also provide support to our office clinic and daily rounds for pre and post-surgical patients. They can do consults in the ER and on the floors as requested.

The schedule is M-F, with on-call responsibilities and no weekend work. The only variation would be to support vacation schedules for the other PAs.

Our program consistsof 2 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 1 Thoracic surgeon. Currently 2 PAs this position is to add another so we have full complement of 3 PAs. Our thoracic program has grown 85% in the last 6 months and that is the reason we need additional candidate.

Live and work in a BEAUTIFUL community that provides great after work and weekend activities! We are located near enough to many major cities like Atlanta, GA! The mountains are 4 hours away and the fabulous SC beaches are also 3 hours away depending on which beach you choose. There are great local and private schools available for candidates with younger children and every little subdivision feels like a great place to raise your family!