Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Job at Intermountain Health in St. George, UT

Job Description:
When you join us, you'll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of "helping people live the healthiest lives possible"

About this role:

The Cardiothoracic Surgery APP provides advanced clinical support to cardiothoracic surgeons in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of cardiac and thoracic surgery patients. The APP works as a highly valued and integral member of the surgical team, performing first assist duties, managing perioperative care, and ensuring safe and effective patient outcomes in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will be joining an established group with 4 CT surgeons and 3 experienced surgical APP's at St. George Regional Hospital, providing comprehensive cardiac and thoracic surgical care. Call will be, on average, 1:4 nights and weekends.

The practice, and the Cardiovascular department, use a team-based approach to deliver high-quality, nationally recognized care. You will work within the operating room, clinic, and inpatient setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting, endoscopic radial artery harvesting, suturing, and wound management.
• First assist in cardiac surgical procedures (e.g., CABG, valve repair/replacement, aortic surgery.)
• First assist in thoracic surgical procedures including thoracoscopic procedures and bedside assist in robotic procedures (lung lobectomy, etc)
• Perform bedside and office-based procedures, such as thoracentesis and chest tube placement.
• Evaluate and care for patients in the cardiothoracic surgery clinic
• Provide postoperative wound checks, medication management, and patient education.
• Assist with pre-op optimization and post-op follow-up planning.
• Assist the team with rounding on admitted patients as needed and writing progress notes, orders, and care plans
• Occasionally see inpatient consults for the cardiothoracic surgery service
• Discharge patients from the hospital

An ideal candidate will have the following skills and competencies:

• Two or more years of surgical experience preferred, ideally in cardiothoracic surgery.
• Proficiency in endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH).
• Strong procedural and surgical technical skills.
• Ability to interpret EKGs, imaging, and hemodynamic data.
• Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities.
• Strong critical thinking and independent decision-making within the scope of practice.

How we'll support you:

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

What you'll bring:

• Unrestricted Utah license
• DEA license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Current NCCPA Certification or NP state license

About us

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain!

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

Life in Southwest Utah

Located within sculpted red rock desert valleys that are nestled below pine covered mountain peaks, St. George is surrounded by multiple national parks; with some of its closest neighbors being Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park. St. George is a top destination with its year-round warm weather and favorable climate, golf courses, outdoor recreation opportunities and collegiate town environment.

St. George and surrounding areas are in the top ten fastest growing cities in the United States with a population of 171,000 according to BusinessInsider.com . To accommodate the rapid growth, St. George Regional Hospital is a level II trauma center, recently expanding to 336 inpatient beds, has more than 320 physicians on staff, serves southern Utah, northern Arizona, and Nevada.

Physical Requirements:

Location:
St George Cardio

Work City:
St George

Work State:
Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$62.44 - $96.34

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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