Cardiac Surgery/First Assist Advance Practice Provider, Operating Room, Cardiopulmonary ICU and Cardiac Surgery Clinic

Cardiac Surgery/First Assist Advance Practice Provider, Operating Room, Cardiopulmonary ICU and Cardiac Surgery Clinic

Job Summary:
The mission of SUNY Upstate Medical University is to improve the health of the communities we serve through education, biomedical research, and health care. Beyond our downtown campus, we provide care through our clinics and offices across the greater Syracuse area.

In support of our ongoing growth we are seeking highly skilled and motivated Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Provider who will serve in a full-time role with 24 x7 coverage in the Operating Room, Cardiopulmonary ICU and Cardiac Surgery Clinic.

Key Responsibilities:

• First Assist in the operating room on various cardiac surgery cases including: CABG, Valve Repair and Replacement, Aortic repairs, Aortic dissection repairs, Impella placement, ECMO placement, TAVRs.
• Proficiency in endoscopic vein harvest.
• Cardiac Surgery service On-Call for evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Assessment and management of post-op cardiac surgery patients in the ICU and on the stepdown unit.
• Ordering and interpreting appropriate labs, tests, exams and procedures for diagnostic purposes.
• Daily rounds with multidisciplinary team.
• Complete appropriate daily progress notes as well as new patient admissions and consultations.
• Pulling chest tubes, pacing wires, IABPs, lines; Placement of central and arterial lines.

As an APP, you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, demonstrating professionalism, leadership, and a commitment to Upstate’s mission, vision, and values, while adhering to all institutional policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• NYS Licensed/Registered NP or PA.
• Current National Certification consistent to the clinical practice.
• NYS licensed/registered NP or PA required. Have a NPI number and be Medicare enrolled with a Medicare Identification Number (or PTAN) (or eligible for Medicare Enrollment within 6 months of hire.
• PA or NP with RNFA Certification (or eligible by time of appointment).
• AHA CPR-BLS and ACLS Certification required at the time of appointment.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must successfully pass pre-employment and credentialing clearances.

Preferred Qualifications:

• OR experience as a Cardiac Surgery First Assist.
• Critical Care experience as an APP.

Work Days:
Days, Nights, Rotating Weekends, Rotating Holidays

Message to Applicants:
In return for your dedication and commitment to provide outstanding care you’ll receive:

• Generous paid time off program that includes vacation, holidays, and sick days.
• Choice of several outstanding health insurance benefits and Well-being plans that include Student Loan Relief Services, Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement options with employer contributions, plus additional voluntary retirement savings plans.

Recruitment Office: Human Resources
Please consider applying to our current opportunity at https://careers.upstate.edu/ Job# 83653

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.