Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

APP - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Montana

The Heart & Vascular Institute at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana is seeking an experienced Cardiothoracic and Vascular APP to join our hospital employed group.

Position Description

• A typical week includes 3-4 operative days (OR and hybrid lab) and 1/2 to 1 full day of clinic weekly.
• Dedicated time in OR with our 2 CVT Surgeons
  • First assist duties.
  • Vessel harvesting - open/bridging and endoscopic as well as tissue handling for vascular structures and wire skills in addition to openings and closures.
  • Removal of medical devices: chest tubes, Swan-Ganz catheters, pacemaker wires, drains, intra-aortic balloon pumps
  • Some common vascular surgeries include EVAR, TVAR, peripheral artery endarterectomy-carotid, iliac, femoral, peripheral artery bypasses, and AV fistula creation.
  • Currently, approx. 100 hearts annually with opportunity to grow.
• Hospital and emergency department consults and inpatient rounding including ICU and step down.
• Outpatient clinic as assigned - pre and post-op care
• Call goal is 1:4

Minimum Qualifications

• Cardiovascular/thoracic surgical experience required
• Experience in open and endoscopic vein harvesting
• Ability to be autonomous in OR when required.

Why we stand out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, MSP, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX

How we support you

• Competitive salaries with incentive bonus structures
• 28 days PTO, 5 days CME
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary trauma centers. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers 1/4 of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including 3 neurosurgeons, a cardiothoracic and vascular program, a regional cancer institute and a brand-new emergency department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Contact us today to learn more! ericamartin@benefis.org