Description
Specialization:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Job Summary:
Premier cardiothoracic group seeking physician assistant with experience to join their well-established practice at Chippenham and Henrico Doctors’ Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
Qualified Candidates:
Surgical physician assistant with a minimum of 1 year experience in cardiac surgery and vein harvesting
Physician assistant board certification
Virginia licensure or ability to obtain
Must have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, physicians and administration
Incentive/Benefits Package:
About the practice:
Group of 5 surgeons, 6 PAs and 5 NPs
The team provides a personalized focus on every patient with an unwavering commitment to quality
Strong team approach to patient care
Group works closely with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Group measures the quality of their services as compared to national benchmarks which have consistently ranked in the highest percentiles
About Chippenham Hospital:
466-acute bed hospital with a Level I trauma provisional accreditation
135-bed inpatient acute psychiatric hospital for child, adolescent, adult and geriatric admissions
50-bed ER
32-bed private medical surgical ICU, 12-bed private cardiovascular ICU integrated with our cardiovascular stepdown unit, 12-bed arrhythmia care unit, 8-bed pediatric ICU, 15-bed NICU
15 operating rooms with the latest surgical technology available, including robots that are used in thoracic and orthopedic surgeries
35,000+ annual patient admissions, 95,000+ annual ER visits
About Henrico Doctors’ Hospital:
340-bed community hospital
24/7 adult and dedicated ER
Level II Trauma Center
Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute
The Women’s Hospital, featuring a completely renovated women’s health facility
Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery Center
The Heart Center
Primary Stroke Center
Virginia Renal Transplant Center
Community
Richmond is a wonderful place to practice medicine and raise a family. With a metropolitan area population of over a million, Richmond offers a great balance of big city excitement and small town charm. The area abounds with parks, nationally recognized school systems, and innumerable recreation and cultural activities. Richmond is within a two-hour drive of the Atlantic Ocean, Washington, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The cost of living is very reasonable; traffic congestion is minimal.