Job Summary:

The Physician Assistant is responsible for utilizing training and skills to pro9vide direct patient care under the supervision of a physician.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage patients in collaboration with the cardiothoracic surgeons, providing specialty care to patients with acute and chronic problems.
• Triage or address consults for immediate care or elective care through the cardiothoracic surgery clinic.
• Participate in surgical clinic and inpatient rounding. Perform inpatient rounds on weekends on a rotational basis.
• Collects data pertinent to the patietns' status and pe3rforms bedside credentialed procedures.
• Maintains a professional demeanor and promotes a positive work environment.
• Performs and/or assists the supervising physician with discharge services including discharge planning, discharge summaries, and coordinating post-discharge follow-up care.
• Works collaboratively with clinical teams in managing cardiac surgery patients in the ICU and other inpatient units.
• Obtain medical histories when necessary.
• Perform physical exams (within established protocols).
• Diagnose, treat and monitor chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines).
• Order diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe or recommend medications for treatment (within protocol guidelines).
• Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through education and counseling.
• Assure charts are signed off by the physician within 7 days.
• Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality.
• Make follow up calls to check patient progress.

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program.

License/Certification:

• Current/Valid Physician Assistant license from the state licensing board.
• BLS Certification.
• ACLS Certification

Experience:

• One year previous experience as a PA in an acute care setting or equivalent experience.

The Chattanooga Heart Institute offers the most comprehensive cardiac care available in this region. Founded in 1976, we now have six offices in Tennessee and one in Georgia. Our practice is made up of 29 board-certified cardiologistsnd three cardiothoracic surgeons. We merged with CHI Memorial Health Care System in 2011 which is part of CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit has more than 700 care sites across the U.S. and is committed to building healthy communities.