Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular - Surgery at Honolulu

Job Description

Founded in 1921, Straub Clinic & Hospital is a fully integrated nonprofit health care system with a 159-bed tertiary care hospital in Honolulu, a network of neighborhood clinics and a visiting specialist program that reaches throughout the state of Hawaii. With more than 300 employed or contracted physicians who are leaders in their fields, Straub provides its patients with expert diagnoses and treatments for more than 30 different medical specialties, including bone and joint, heart, cancer, endocrinology/diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, womens health, vascular and urology. Straub is home to the Pacific Regions only multi-disciplinary burn treatment center. The hospital consistently brings new technologies and innovative medical practices to Hawaii, such as pioneering minimally invasive cardiac surgery and total joint replacement. In 2010, the American Heart Association recognized Straub in three areas of excellence: Coronary Artery Disease (Gold Award), Heart Failure (Silver Award) and Heart Attack (Bronze Award.)

The Cardiovascular Surgery team at Straub Clinic & Hospital is committed to providing professional, high quality care to patients and their families. Straub vascular surgeons specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the arteries and veins, and have expertise in blockages and aneurysms of the arteries in the neck, abdomen and extremities. The Vascular Lab technologists are expert in the examination or arteries and veins throughout the body, and cardiac surgeons diagnose and surgically treat heart disease, including performing cardiac bypass grafts, correct aortic aneurysms, implant cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators to treat cardiac arrhythmia and replace defective heart valves.

As the Physician Assistant, you would administer mid-level care, manage the treatment of Cardiovascular clinic patients and under direct supervision of the surgeon provide endoscopic vein harvesting during open heart surgery cases. We are looking for someone motivated and driven, with outstanding patient care and communication skills, ability to work effectively under minimal supervision and a commitment to delivering the highest quality health care to Hawaiis people.

Location:Straub Clinic & Hospital

Work Schedule:Day - 8 Hours

Work Type: Full Time Regular

FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: Non-Bargaining

Exempt: Yes

Minimum Qualifications: Current Hawaii Physician Assistant license. Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR card. One year clinical and surgical experience in endoscopic vein harvesting and thoracic, cardiac, and vascular/vascular access operative cases.

Job Requirements

Country: USA, State: Hawaii, City: Honolulu, Company: Hawaii Pacific Health.