Fellow Physician Assistant

Responsibilities

The Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix, AZ) recently started an Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) Fellowship program and is looking for inaugural candidates. This fellowship, while new, has been thoughtfully designed and structured to provide a rewarding experience and includes one-on-one support, mentoring and outstanding training for the individual(s). The Norton Thoracic Institute APP Fellowship is a one-year program with the next cohort beginning Sept/Oct 2025.

The APP Fellowship offers an intensive, comprehensive one-year post-graduate opportunity for an early career APP to join one of the nation’s leading advanced pulmonary and lung transplant groups. The ideal APP candidate will be a recent graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program or someone looking to change specialties. We are particularly interested in finding someone who has a strong desire to learn, to build clinical experience and confidence in the areas of advanced lung disease, pulmonary critical care and lung transplant and is willing to help shape the future of our APP Fellowship program.

NTI is a premier organization that includes a team of seven thoracic and esophageal surgeons, nine pulmonologists, four critical care intensivists, as well as a team of over 30 NP/PAs, all dedicated to the
highest quality care of patients with thoracic diseases.  The NTI is nationally recognized for its excellence in patient care in a collegial and collaborative environment and is home to one of the busiest
and highest quality lung transplant programs in the country having performed over 1,200 lung transplants since the program inception in 2007.  Innovation, state-of-the-art technology, cutting-edge
basic science and clinical research programs, and a compelling culture help drive our mission forward. 

Compensation:
We are offering a competitive salary and generous benefits package that includes premium-free insurance options, a matched 403b, employer-funded pension plan, CME benefit, and malpractice

MINIMUM

Degree from a Physician Assistant School

American Heart Association BCLS 

American Heart Association ACLS 

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