PA/RNFA - Cardiac Surgery

 St. Joseph’s Health is seeking to recruit an experienced Cardiac Surgical Physician Assistant or RNFA to join the Cardiac surgery program at St. Joseph’s Hospital located in Syracuse, NY. Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistants first assist and cover floor consults. This role is full-time with weeknight and weekend call rotation. 

POSITION DETAILS:

• First assist with all open-heart cases, no vascular, some thoracic, adult only.
• Responsibilities include daily rounds with CTS Team, caring for post-operative patients in the ICU and on the floor, admitting transfers from outside facilities and the emergency department, and consultations.
• Physician Assistant must be proficient in vein harvesting, chest tube placement, central line placement, and arterial line placement.
• Call Coverage:  1 weekend a month with occasional additional coverage needed.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Applicants should have the following:
• NYS licensure
• DEA certification
• ACLS/BLS
• At least 1-3 years of Cardiac surgical first assisting experience
• Graduation from an accredited PA program, Board Certification (or RFNA Certification)

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE:  St. Peter’s Health Partners offers a comprehensive salary and compensation package that includes: 

• Compensation is between $127,857- $222,472
• The posted salary reflects the starting and max range of total compensation and does not include call shift stipends, and other forms of cash compensation as applicable to the position. Please note that this salary range is provided in accordance with State law and is subject to variation due to the factors noted above.
• 5k Starting Bonus
• 5k Relocation Bonus
• Excellent benefits; including health/vision/dental insurances
• Paid malpractice, including post-SPHP employment tail coverage
• CME time & expense allowance
• Paid time away from the practice

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, NY, providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary care to cardiology to surgical services, St. Joseph’s, in collaboration with our community partners, is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum health. Ranked by Health Grades among the top 50 cardiac surgery programs in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction.

St. Joseph's Health is part of Trinity Health one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States based in Livonia, Michigan.

St. Joseph’s Health is located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is a medium-sized metropolitan area with restaurants, events, shopping, bars, and more. Outdoor lovers will enjoy nearby boating and fishing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and golf. Short drive to the Adirondack Mountains, Thousand Islands, and Finger Lakes wine region. Also, a convenient drive to New York City and Toronto. Major universities include Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University. St Joseph’s Health is less than 10 minutes away from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Syracuse's top employers are primarily in higher education, research, and health care. Syracuse is expected to see a boon of growth over the next 10+ years with a new semiconductor fabrication facility, Micron, to be built in a neighboring suburb.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.