Nurse Practioner/Physican Assistant - Cardiac Surgery Inpatient Medical Management at Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (PA or CRNP) to join our current team of 4 cardiac surgeons and 7 APPs.  Our cardiac surgical practice performs roughly 900 total cases annually.  We offer expertise in coronary revascularization, off-pump CABG, aortic and mitral valve replacement, surgery for endocarditis, re-operative procedures and repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms.  Our program is a regional leader in the implementation of newer techniques and technologies, including complex repair of both the mitral and aortic valve, TAVR, transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair, transcatheter mitral valve replacement and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.  In addition, we offer a robust service for the surgical treatment of both acute and chronic congestive heart failure, to include implantation of both left and right ventricular assist devices.  Our group performs 60 ECMO implantations annually.  The post-implantation care of these individuals falls under our guidance.

This is a full time position focused on the medical care of cardiac surgical patients.  There are no operative responsibilities.  This APP will oversee post-operative patient management within our telemetry/step-down unit.  Pre-operative preparation and scheduling of those patients awaiting open heart surgery is also required.  This APP will routinely be responsible for initial patient encounters and workup of new consultations to our practice.  The role is quite patient and family focused, as the qualified candidate will be intimately involved throughout the entire course of patient care from initial assessment, through preparation for surgery and recovery to hospital discharge. 

Hours:  Fulltime (1.0 FTE) position with hours generally between 7-3:30pm, but will occasionally extend to 6:00pm.  The opportunity to tailor these hours to accommodate individual preference will be considered.   The position includes 1 in 3 weekend rounding coverage. Rotating holiday coverage and rare weekday overnight calls is expected.  This care model is planned to provide autonomy and work balance within a self-managed group of collegial providers.  New graduates will be considered. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Nurse Practitioner

• Valid Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification by ANCC or other qualifying agency in area of specialty required.
• Valid Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner license and Certificate of Prescriptive Authority in Pennsylvania.
• Minimum one year experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.

Physician Assistant

• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine.
• Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
• Minimum one year experience as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.  It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards.  The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute.  The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole.  Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.