Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant, UMass Worcester

UMass Memorial Health Worcester, MA, US

$135,283.20 - $170,414.40 / year

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Hiring Range:

$135,283.20 - $170,414.40

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Location: Worcester, MA
Facility: UMass Memorial Health – University Campus

Department: Cardiac Surgery
Schedule: Full-Time

UMass Memorial Medical Center is the largest academic medical center in Central Massachusetts and the region’s only Level I Trauma Center. The Department of Cardiac Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a high-performing, collaborative academic team.

Our Cardiac Surgery service includes 16 Advanced Practice Providers, 3 Cardiac Surgeons, and 7 Surgical Intensivists. This is a full-time position with a rotating day/night schedule, including weekends and holidays, 12-hour shifts.

Our team provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cardiac surgical care to a diverse patient population, including:

Open and endovascular aortic repair
Coronary revascularization
Structural heart procedures
Mechanical circulatory support, including a destination VAD program

The clinical scope spans the full continuum of perioperative cardiac surgery care, from high-acuity tertiary and quaternary cases to routine surgical procedures. The program performs approximately 550 cases annually.

Advanced Practice Providers are integral to the service and serve as the first point of contact for patient care across the ICU, post-operative floor, and outpatient clinic. Surgically trained APPs provide operative first assisting and endoscopic vein harvesting in all cases.

Role Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of a physician, the Advanced Practice Provider will deliver comprehensive medical care, including but not limited to:

Performing and documenting complete histories and physical examinations, with thorough review of the medical record to formulate diagnoses and treatment plans
Ordering, interpreting, and reviewing laboratory tests and imaging studies
Participating in daily inpatient rounds; evaluating patients; reviewing diagnostic data; and documenting daily progress notes
Requesting consultations and communicating effectively with consulting services
Performing routine bedside and clinical procedures in accordance with approved Delineation of Privileges
Assisting in surgical and other invasive procedures, as applicable

Position Qualifications:

Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program; board certification required
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
Current Massachusetts license
ACLS and BLS Certified
Preferred: 1–3 years of relevant clinical experience

Visit UMass Memorial Medical Group to learn more about our organization

Qualified candidates may contact Carmen Sanderson, Provider Recruiter, at Carmen.Sanderson@umassmemorial.org.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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