Surgery - Thoracic Physician Assistant

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Job description

Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery

SSM Health Dean Medical Group - Madison, WI

SSM Health-Dean Medical Group, a 500-physician multi-specialty group, is actively recruiting an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant to work in our well-established Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.

Must have at least one year of experience practicing as a surgical Physician Assistant and a strong attraction to the operating room. Must be able to function in a high-stress environment and thrive within a team approach model.

The new provider's responsibilities will include assisting in the operating room (including endoscopic and open vein and radial artery harvesting); patient care on the Cardiothoracic Surgery in-patient unit; night call on weeknights and weekends (approximately 1 in 5 for each) for floor patients and for the operating room; and rare outpatient clinic care. Our teams include leading cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons - all providing the most innovative inpatient heart care.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Hours vary between 7am-5pm, 5 days a week with rotating weekend hours
• Anticipated 1:5 call schedule
• Position is primarily on inpatient and OR responsibilities
• SSM Health Cardiothoracic Surgery is one of the largest heart surgery programs in WI
• Opportunity to work independently alongside the cardiothoracic surgeons
• Hospital privileges at SSM Health St. Mary's Madison
• Competitive salary, signing bonus, and comprehensive benefits package

The Hospital

• SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, a 440-bed tertiary care and referral center, is an award-winning facility and has been serving South Central Wisconsin since 1912
• SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital is an ACS Level II Trauma Center
• The SSM Health Cardiac Center includes three dedicated cardiovascular operating rooms, a hybrid suite, a 37-bed nursing unit that offers 24-hour telemetry monitoring, 12-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit and a 10-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit
• SSM-St. Mary's Hospital is the referral hospital for the 7-hospital SSM Wisconsin Region. Our Wisconsin Region also counts 4 additional affiliate hospitals in our network

SSM Healths healing legacy originated in St. Louis, Missouri over 150 years ago where five nuns, known as the Sisters of St. Marys, were called to aid and heal in Gods name. Since those humble beginnings, SSM Health has grown to become one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit integrated health systems serving the Midwest. Today, our healing ministry includes over 13,900 providers and approximately 40,000 team members, all working together with a shared Mission to deliver exceptional healthcare services that reveal the healing presence of God across Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

With 23 hospitals, 12 post-acute care centers, and over 650 physician offices and specialty care clinics spread across four states, SSM Health offers a world of opportunities where clinicians can do a world of good. Whether youre seeking to heal, teach, learn, lead, connect, or discover, theres a place within SSM Health for you to thrive.

SSM Health and SSM Health Dean Clinic have care centers in cities and communities throughout beautiful and progressive Wisconsin. Enjoy a quality of life that comes with a location known for its idyllic lakes, wooded acres and rolling farmlands. Wisconsin is a state that has long set a standard for good government and citizenship. Whether youre planning to make a home amidst the backdrop of the high-tech businesses and acclaimed academic institutions in the progressive small city of Madison or within the rolling hills and fresh waters that lead people to the Wisconsin Dells every summer, youll find a friendly, affordable and peaceful quality of life that makes Wisconsin among the best states to live in the country.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit

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