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Updated May 8, 2008

APACVS

Summer Meeting
June 30 - July 2, 2008

Kailua Kona, Hawaii


Contact the APACVS at 877-221-5651 for CME and membership information.


Professional UPDATE

Most of you receive periodic direct-mail updates of our Employment Opportunities, usually monthly. However, the employment market changes even more quickly, with many positions filled within that brief period of time. Even those positions advertised in our professional journals are often out-of-date.

Surgical PA Consultants can provide a monthly Professional UPDATE by email to specialty surgical PA's in our database, and will include timely information about Continuing Medical Education, NCCPA recertification review courses, and new employment positions.

To ensure that you receive these UPDATES, please email / fax / or phone your preferred email address to us, or use the CONTACT US button below.

If you'd rather NOT receive the UPDATE, please let us know that as well.

 

Job FLASH !!!

As new Employment positions become available, we send information by email to interested PA's.

Get on the email list by sending your name / email address / specialty field to Surgical PA Consultants
- use the CONTACT US button.

 


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More than 25 years as a
clinical Physician Assistant . . .


Recruiting specialty surgical PA's
since 1991



Put Our Experience to Work for You


 

 

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Voted one of the top hospitals in Seattle, WA Virginia Mason Medical Center offers healthcare professionals exciting opportunities to expand their careers in a team-oriented environment. Our multidisciplinary approach known as “Team Medicine” gives every individual the chance to contribute to the well-being of our patients and the continuing success of our medical center.
We are seeking a Procedural Physician Assistant in our Cardiothoracic Surgery department. This position acts as a licensed mid-level practitioner, allocating time in specialty area cardiothoracic by assisting with surgeries or procedures, serving as consulting clinician in the hospital, and/or triaging and treating patients who present to the clinic and/or Emergency Department. Some clinic work may be involved on an ad hoc basis.

The department of Cardiothoracic Surgery performs 300-400 cases per year. We are a 3 surgeon, 2 physician assistant group looking to add a third PA. Duties include surgical assisting, endoscopic conduit harvesting, and full scope care of patients in critical and non-critical units. Call coverage is variable. The PA's role includes surgical, medical, and interdisciplinary patient management through the continuum of care. We VM is a progressive organization with a very PA friendly environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a truly outstanding group of clinicians.

An ideal candidate is NCCPA certified and has experience in cardiothoracic surgery, endoscopic conduit harvesting, and critical care. This position requires Certification as a Physician's Assistant with prescriptive authority in the State of Washington, plus one year experience in specialty areas.

Come join the quality health care leader in Seattle. Be a part of the Virginia Mason team where we offer you a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package, all in a wonderful place to live. Seattle is a vibrant and sophisticated city that offers first-rate restaurants, shopping, theatre and an abundance of outdoor activities.

For more information or to apply online, visit our website at www.VirginiaMason.org
We are an equal opportunity employer.

Paid advertisement May - July 2008

 

 

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
MultiCare Health System
Tacoma, Washington

Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant or ARNP

Fantastic opportunity! Seeking full time cardiothoracic surgical PA or ARNP to become an integral member of our
adult cardiothoracic surgery team. Responsibilities include first assistant in the operating room
as well as pre and postoperative patient care in hospital and office.

Ideal candidate will have 3+ years of cardiothoracic surgical experience including cardiothoracic first assistant experience.
Endoscopic vessel harvesting experience preferred.

Guaranteed salary, a full array of benefits and a great location makes this an ideal choice for the provider
who is looking to experience the best of Northwest living;
from big city amenities to the pristine beauty and recreational opportunities of the great outdoors.

For more information –
contact Provider Services @ 800-621-0301 or send CV to blazenewtrails@multicare.org

Please reference opportunity #639-780.

“MultiCare Health System is a drug free workplace”

Paid advertisement February - April 2008






Cardiothoracic Surgery

CLINICAL CONSULTANT - Clinical Consultant positions are available in several areas in the US. EVH experience required. Corporate base salary plus bonus, auto allowance, health care, and retirement. All travel expenses paid.
Corp 102 –
NEW Southeast US, including Puerto Rico.
Corp 106 – Mountain states, covering Colorado / Wyoming / Kansas
Corp 107 – Midwest position, covering Quad Cities (Iowa) and central / southern Illinois
Corp 109 – Position in the Southwest, covering Phoenix / southern California

Corp 122 – Position covering St Louis and surrounding area.
Corp 124 – Southeastern US - TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL


Corp 142 – EVH Procedural Specialist based in Baltimore
Corp 143 – EVH Procedural Specialist covering Midwest

Corp 160 - NEW Industry position in several sales regions, representing company with cerebral oximeter. Will be working with sales team to train cardiac surgical team members (cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, PA's, perfusionists, nursing personnel) in its use. Package includes base salary $80K, annual bonus $20K, auto allowance $500 monthly.

  • Sales regions are:
    Colorado and mountain states
    Texas - Austin and San Antonio
    Pennsylvania - covering Philadelphia, central PA, and southern NJ
    Carolinas - based in Raleigh / Durham or Charleston




INDUSTRY POSITIONS
Corp 146 - Product Manager for EVH located in Northeast. In-house position with company. Responsibilities include business planning market analysis, product management, customer / field support, market expansion. MBA preferred. Marketing or sales experience required. Domestic travel estimated at 25%.

Corp 147 - Clinical Services Manager focusing on new product development in clinical settings. Requires minimum five years of CardioVations / ClearGuide EVH / ERAH experience. In-house position but with domestic and international travel.

Interested in traveling?

Locums and per diem assisgnments allow you to travel, try out a practice or location, or simply make
some additional money - without worrying about selling your home in a down-market.

Let us know if you'd consider doing locums coverage. Email SurgicalPAC@MSN.com



California (C-CA030
) -
Hospital position available in northern California for PA with EVH experience. Stable, growing program with excellent clinical outcomes. Full job description, reasonable cost of living. Excellent compensation and benefits. Sign-on bonus and relocation. Will consider qualified new grad.


Colorado (C-CO007) - NEW New position available with private CVT Surgical practice. Desirable location - call for more information.

Florida (C-FL035) - Two positions available with congenital cardiac surgical program. Willing to train interested PA's with adult cardiac surgical experience. Excellent compensation plus on-call pay. Sign-on bonus. Desirable area. Call for information.

Florida (C-FL042) - Private practice in the Tampa / St Petersburg area seeking PAs with EVH experience. Mainly surgery and ICU, very little stepdown care. Opportunity to do congenital cardiac and general thoracic surgery if you want. Well-paid position and good benefits. Desirable areas, Gulf Coast beaches.

Florida (C-FL051) - NEW Private cardiology / CT surgical practice in Florida panhandle / Gulf Coast seeking experienced PA. Needs EVH experience.

Georgia (C-GA015) - University hospital CVT Surgical program seeking 4th PA, requires experience or completion of a postgraduate surgical PA training program. Full practice scope, on-call one weekend / month. Comp to $100K, depending on experience.

Georgia (C-GA016) - Community hospital CVT surgical program in west Georgia adding to PA staff. Full practice scope, on-call one weekend / month. Usual hospital benefits, excellent CME allowance. Competitive salary plus nice bonu$. Will consider qualified new PA grads.

Illinois (C-IL010) - Large private practice in suburban Chicago. Cardiac surgical experience required. Full practice scope, limited nights and weekends.


Louisiana (C-LA004) - Growing CVT Surgical program near New Orleans and Gulf Coast. Will consider new PA grads. Well-paid, good benefits.

Massachusetts (C-MA006) - Multispecialty group near Boston seeking experienced PA for Chief PA position, as well as another staff PA position. Prefer experience in CT Surgery. Full practice scope / responsibilities including rotating in-house surgical and critical care coverage. Excellent compensation, standard hospital benefits.

Massachusetts (C-MA011) - Growing hospital program seeking two additional PA's. Perfoms about 200 cardiac surgical procedures annually with two surgeons. Requires minimum of three years of CVT surgical experience and critical / cardiac care. EVH required. ERAH experience preferred but will train. Rotating 24 / 7 in-house coverage.

Michigan (C-MI014) - Growing community hospital program in central Michigan seeking experienced PA. Full practice scope. Excellent compensation & benefit package.

New Mexico (C-NM008) - NEW Growing community hospital program seeks fourth experienced CVT surgical PAs. Full job description, rotating on-call, excellent compensation and benefits, including substantial on-call / OT pay. Nice moving allowance. Professional working environment with reasonable hours and on-call.

North Carolina (C-NC014) - Community hospital CVTS program seeking fourth PA. Requires EVH and first-assisting experience. Full practice scope. Well-compensated plus 10% bonus annually. Excellent benefits including moving allowance, pension & profit sharing.

North Carolina (C-NC015) - Private practice in western NC seeking 1-2 experienced CVTS PA's. Rotating in-house on-call with comp time, excellent compensation. Desirable area.

Oklahoma (C-OK002) -
Private CVT surgical practice at community hospital seeking first PA. Experience required, full practice scope. Excellent benefits (relo, CME, society dues) and compensation (up to $100K plus bonus). No weekend on-call.

South Carolina (C-SC005
) - Small hospital-based prgram adding 2nd PA, needs experience with cardiac assisting and EVH. Full practice scope including rotating on-call, some flexibility. Excellent benefits and compensation, to $110K depending on experience. Nice community with nearby lakes.

South Carolina (C-SC008) - Growing private practice in medium-sized SC city seeking to add third cardiac PA. Requires experience in OR, EVH, patient care. Full practice scope, on-call 1:3. Nice benefits with relo, CME, retirement, and medical / dental. Comp to $90K.

Tennessee (C-TN011) - NEW Growing private CVTS group adding two PA's to current staff. Busy program, will require experienced PA including EVH. Excellent compensation plus annual bonus. NO in-house on-call. Nice benefits with insurance, retirement, relocation, CME. Negotiable vacation, depending upon experience.

Texas (C-TX014) - NEW Medical Center program in south-central Texas seeking additional PA. Full practice scope. New listing - call for details.

Texas (C-TX015) -
Private practice in Dallas area adding several PA's to current staff. Call for more details.

Virginia (C-VA006) - Growing private practice, state-of-the-art techniques, seeking additional PA. Willing to train new grad with solid clinical experience. Stable PA cadre with many years employment. Excellent salary and benefits. Nice retirement contribution by employer. On-call q5-6 weekends.

Virginia (C-VA009) - NEW Heart Center program in northern Virginia needs two PA's for CRITICAL CARE. Previous CVT surgical experience helpful but not required. Rotating shifts. Excellent comp / benefit package.

Virginia (C-VA010) - NEW Growing hospital program in central Virginia will add another PA. Experience required but will train EVH. Nice practice and location. Excellent compensation / benefits through hospital. Reasonable work schedule. On-call 1:4.

Virginia (C-VA012) - Hospital program in Blue Ridge Mountains seeking to increase PA staff - searching for experienced CVT surgical PA's for either surgical or critical care role. Package will include relocation allowance, excellent compensation and bonus, above average CME allowance and educational loan repayment option.

Virginia (C-VA015) - New fully-supported hospital program in eastern Virginia area needs two experienced PA’s. Full practice scope. Well-experienced local cardiac surgeons have been working with PA’s for several years. Excellent compensation and benefits.

Washington (C-WA006) - NEW Seattle area program seeking another experienced PA as program grows. Primary role in surgery and critical care; limited stepdown responsibilities. EVH preferred. On-call only 1:6 weekends. Competitive compensation and benefits.

Wyoming (WY002) - NEW Small program seeking
PA with cardiac surgical and EVH experience. Full practice scope. Very well paid including annual bonus. Full benefits, relocation and CME expenses well above market.




Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Florida (C-FL035) - Position available with CONGENITAL CARDIAC surgical program. Willing to train interested PA. Excellent compensation plus on-call pay. Desirable area. Call for information.




 

Orthopaedics
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Florida (O-FL006) - NEW Joint and spine surgical practice in central Florida is seeking additional PA. Call for more details.

Georgia (O-GA003) - NEW Community hospital / Orthopaedic Institute in west Georgia seeking additional PA. Experience preferred, but will consider new PA graduate. Call for more information.

Illinois (O-IL002) - NEW Private group in central
IL seeking additional PA. Finalizing details - call for information.

Virginia (O-VA008) -
Large private practice in central Virginia seeking additional PA, will consider new grad especially with AT-C or surgical tech background. Full practice scope including perioperative patient care, surgical assisting, and clinic. Evening on-call rotation with other PA's. Desirable area for families and outdoor enthusiasts.

Virginia (O-VA011) - Spine surgeon within multispecialty ortho practice seeking PA. Metro area position. Well-paid with option of productivity bonus. Work-week 40-45 hours / week with Friday afternoons OFF. NO WEEKDAY OR WEEKEND ON-CALL.

Virginia (O-VA012) - NEW Medical Center ortho position in northern Virginia. New position - call for more details.


 

Spine Surgery

Arkansas (N-AR002) - NEW Private neurosurgical group has opening to work 1:1 with neurosurgeon / spine surgery. Full practice scope. Base plus productivity. Prefers experience.

Virginia (O-VA011
) - NEW Spine surgeon within multispecialty ortho practice seeking PA. Metro area position. Well-paid with option of productivity bonus. Work-week 40-45 hours / week with Friday afternoons OFF. NO WEEKDAY OR WEEKEND ON-CALL.

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Neurosurgery


Arkansas (N-AR002) - NEW Private neurosurgical group has opening to work 1:1 with neurosurgeon / spine surgery. Full practice scope. Base plus productivity. Prefers experience.

South Carolina (N-SC002) - NEW Progressive five-surgeon practice seeking additional PA - full practice scope. Surgical assisting experience required. Competitive salary and benefits. (RS)

Virginia (N-VA002) - NEW Hospital-based neurosurgical program in central Virginia seeking additional PA, prefers experience. Full practice scope - in-patient care, clinic, OR. Excellent compensation and benefits with progressive health care system. Desirable area for families / great schools.

Virginia (N-VA005) -
NEW Northern Virginia community hospital neurosurgical program seeking additional PA for staff position. Full practice scope, excellent compensation and benefits. Will consider new grad.

  Please let me know if you would like additional information on these positions.

 

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Other PA Positions Available


Vascular Surgery

General Surgery

Interventional Radiology

Virginia (R-VA002
) - Several PA's with prior surgical experience have made a successful transition to Interventional Radiology. A proivate radiology practice in coastal Virginia is seeking its third PA. Procedure-directed responsibilities - placing PICCs, IVC filters, fluoro-guided biopsies, and others. Well-paid position with excellent benefits. NO on-call.


Trauma Surgery


Thoracic Surgery

Surgical Contracting

Critical Care.


Internal Medicine


Urgent Care / ER


Cardiology


Acute Rehab

 

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     If you have experience as a surgical Physician Assistant, particularly in CVT surgery, please contact me if you are interested in working on a limited-term contract basis. I will be contacting practices in the future to determine the need for locum tenens PA's.

     Whether you're interested for several years in the future or are already packed, please let me know so I can update my database.

 

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POSITIONS  for  PHYSICIANS

      CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Send resume to SurgicalPAC@msn.com for further information.

  

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