Physician Assistant - Pediatric CVOR

About the role

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking a Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) First Assist or Nurse Practitioner First Assist (NP FA) for the Ped Heart Institute Nursing organization. The role works with a multidisciplinary health care team and provides healthcare in the surgical setting.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital has an experienced pediatric heart surgery team. Its heart surgeries range from...

Responsibilities

• Serve as first or second assist to the surgeon.
• Other responsibilities may include pre-operative history and physical, progress notes, and patient and family education.
• Demonstrate medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, and timely and compliant documentation.
• Maintain professional development and competency validation.

Requirements

• Didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in an identified area of clinical practice, including first assist competency.
• Advanced knowledge of surgical interventions and the responsibilities of a first assistant in the operating room.

Key facts

• The role may be filled by a Surgical Physician Assistant First Assist or Nurse Practitioner First Assist.
• The PA/NP provides first- and second-assist responsibilities to the surgeon.
• The role may include pre-operative history and physical, progress notes, and patient and family education.
• National certification and first assist competency are included among the stated qualifications.