Cardiac Surgery - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Syracuse, NY

St. Joseph’s Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Cardiac Surgery program in the ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, NY. This is a non operative advanced practitioner role within a high-volume cardiothoracic surgery team delivering high quality, patient centered care.

Position Details

• Complete daily rounds with the Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS) team caring for post operative patients primarily in the ICU
• Participate in one weekend per month rounding on the step down unit
• Manage admissions including transfers from outside facilities and the emergency department
• No call requirements

Opportunity Highlights

• Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital – Syracuse, NY
• ICU focused, non operative APP role
• Day/Evening schedule
• Team based environment with strong physician collaboration
• Full time position with structured weekend expectations

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• NYS licensure
• DEA certification
• ACLS/BLS
• New graduates welcome, especially those with relevant clinical rotations or a strong interest in cardiac surgery

Compensation

• Compensation range: $110,250-$181,792
• $5,000 Starting Bonus
• $5,000 Relocation Bonus (if live 50 mile outside Syracuse)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• Paid malpractice insurance, including tail coverage
• CME time and $2,500 annual expense allowance
• Paid time away from practice
• 403(b) retirement savings program
• Loan Repayment: Eligible employer for PSLF

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.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

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 Experiencing Poverty, Safety, 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 more at www.trinity-health.org.

Syracuse, New York is located in the center of New York State. Education, convenience, and housing are the major benefits of life in Syracuse. Several top rated public educational schools in places like Fayetteville Manlius and Jamesville Dewitt are under 20 minutes away. When you would like to get away for the weekend, an easy drive four hours or so will have you in New York City or Toronto, Canada. Syracuse is also a short trip to the Finger Lake Wineries. What sets the Syracuse real estate market apart from most other major cities in New York State is its level of affordability.

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, health care, and services; some high-tech manufacturing remains. University Hill is Syracuse's fastest growing neighborhood, fueled by expansions by Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University (a division of the State University of New York), as well as dozens of small medical office complexes.

The City of Syracuse maintains over 170 parks, fields, and recreation areas, totaling over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).[61] Burnet Park includes the first public golf course in the United States (1901) and Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Other major parks include Thornden Park, Schiller Park, Sunnycrest Park, Onondaga Park and Kirk Park. There are 12 public pools, two public ice rinks, and two public nine-hole golf courses in the city.

Right outside the city proper, along the east side and north end of Onondaga Lake, is Onondaga Lake Park. The adjacent Onondaga Lake Parkway is closed to vehicular traffic several hours on Sundays during the summer months, so it can be used for walking, running, biking, and rollerblading. During the holiday season, the park hosts Lights on the Lake, a two-mile (3.2 km) drive-through light show.