Physician Assistant – Cardiac Surgery

Details

• Specialty: Cardiac Surgery – PA
• Schedule: Full time working with the CV Surgery Team at Ascension Saint Thomas West
• Practice Detail: Working in the hospital with the Surgery Team supporting the CV Surgery physicians
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital
• Location: Nashville, TN

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Ascension Saint Thomas is seeking to add a Full Time Physician Assistant to our team at our West hospital in Nashville, TN. 

About Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West 

• With 541 licensed beds, this hospital provides adult specialty care to the more than two million residents of Middle Tennessee, Southwestern Kentucky and Northern Alabama 
• Comprehensive stroke center – The largest adult cardiac surgery and most comprehensive structural heart program in the region 
• Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have an established partnership in Middle Tennessee for training medical residents in a variety of specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. 

About Nashville 

• Known as the nation’s health care capital – Home to more than 1.9 million people and more than 40,000 businesses 
• Nicknamed Music City USA, Nashville has the strongest concentration of the music industry in America. 
• The area has plentiful parks and recreation, professional sports, great shopping and livable neighborhoods and suburbs. 
• Ranked Top U.S. City for Job Seekers in 2020 by MoneyGeek. 

About Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners 

For nearly 20 years, Saint Thomas Medical Partners has provided primary and specialty care to the community spanning 45 counties in Middle Tennessee, and provides care to over 315,000 patients annually. One of the largest healthcare providers in the state, offering rewarding careers across 50 specialties in 16 hospital campuses and more than 250 sites of care through a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities. Our physician-led clinical teams include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical assistants working together to provide seamless care among more than 2,000 affiliated providers. 

When you join Saint Thomas Medical Partners, you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Required Credential(s):

• BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Physician Assistant credentialed from the Tennessee Committee on Physicians Assistants obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, consisting of a network of hospitals, affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics and senior living communities.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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