Surgeon - Cardiothoracic jobs in Lowell, MA

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Advanced Practice Provider (PA)  

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center  

Cardiothoracic Surgery

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• Under the direction of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon and within established departmental practice guidelines, the APP is responsible for performing a variety of duties. These duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Providing postoperative patient care in the Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care unit, and the Telemetry Unit
  • Experience with ICU management of the postoperative Cardiac Surgery patient including familiarity with ventilators, inotropes and vasoactive medications
  • Experience with post-operative management of a Thoracic Surgery patient
  • Treating urgent medical issues such as arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, sepsis
  • Emergency Room consultations and admissions
  • Surgical consultations
  • Preoperative patient evaluation and preparation for surgery
  • Experience with chest tube insertions, central line placement, arterial lines, and management of swan-ganz catheters
  • Urgent outpatient calls
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a high acuity environment

Experience:

• The successful candidate must have at least 2 years’ experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Qualifications:

• Skilled in the care and management of pre, intra and postoperative cardiothoracic surgical patients.
• Must be able to interact positively with all members of a multidisciplinary care team, patients and their families and possess the emotional intelligence to work collaboratively in a fast paced, high-acuity environment where quality and caring come first.

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