Overview

In 2020 united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care including 11 hospitals and nearly 5000 physicians and providers. Together we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.

Full spectrum cardiothoracic surgery service at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington is seeking an experienced surgical Advanced Practice Provider (APP). The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) will join our well established and cohesive surgical team. Very competitive (regionally and nationally) salary and benefit package.

We are seeking a PA/NP with previous cardiac and thoracic surgery experience. Duties will include endoscopic vein harvest, cardiac surgery first assist, Robotic thoracic surgery bedside first assist, ICU/PCU/medical-surgical rounds.

Practice details:

• Full spectrum conventional cardiac and thoracic surgery (except VAD, ECMO and transplant)
• Consistently achieve highest STS quality metrics - multiyear, multiple 3 Star
• Low PA/NP and surgeon turnover
• Hospital based - OR, ICU, PCU, surgical units
• Single hospital practice
• Traditional sternotomy based cardiac surgeries
• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
• All lung resection surgeries performed with DaVinci XI robot
• Robotic foregut and esophagus
• APP driven service - occasional general surgery resident rotations; no subspecialty specific residents of fellows

Requirements:

• Current WA state license PA/NP (or ability to obtain)
• Minimum 1 year cardiothoracic surgery as a PA/NP
• Endoscopic vein harvest - required
• Open radial harvest - desired, but willing to train
• Robotic thoracic/cardiac surgery - desired, but willing to train
• ICU patient management experience - ventilator, drips, etc.
• CPR/BLS ACLS - (or ability to obtain) - required