Overview

Community Focused. Care Driven. 

Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it. 

Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  

Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home. 

Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row! 

We are searching for a talented Cardiac Surgical First Assist to join our Cardiothoracic Surgery Program.

Hours:  Full-time - based on 44 hours - 24 & 12-hour shifts covering days, nights, weekends and holidays

Shift: Day, evening, night shifts; weekend, holiday rotation

Location: Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA

A career at Southcoast Health offers you: 

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve 

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package 

• Generous Earned Time Off Package** 

• Employee Wellbeing Program 

• 403B Retirement Plan with company match 

• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs 

• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training 

**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours. 

Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Responsibilities

• Under direction of the Chief Department of Cardiovascular Surgery or designee, perform duties in being responsible for evaluation, care and management of patients with vascular disease in an outpatient clinic setting or inpatient ward setting under the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts governing Physician Assistant practice.
• Evaluate and care for vascular patients in the Out-Patient Department.
• Provide clinical coverage 24/7 utilizing in house on call scheduling.
• Assume immediate coordination of assigned personnel and activities.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree in a related field is required.
• Graduate of an A.M.A.-approved Physician Assistant program is required.
• Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Physician Assistant is required.
• Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
• Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required. Current Massachusetts R.N. registration is required.
• Nurse Practitioner Certificate/Physician Assistant Certificate is required.
• Duties require the ability to care for critically ill adult patients with a wide range of medical problems.
• Position responsibilities require the maturity, self-confidence and ability to follow complex patient management plans as directed by the Attending Physician.
• Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants within one year of hire.
• Must be qualified in all basic and advanced cardiac support standards.
• Eligible for state and federal controlled substances registration.

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