Advanced Practice Provider (NP (Acute Care)/PA): Cardiothoracic Surgery- Indian River

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Join a world-class Cardiothoracic team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital recently honored by Forbes as one of only 11 hospitals in Florida to earn its prestigious Five-Star Rating in the Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list!
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Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

Duties include:

• Comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and documentation of all cardiothoracic surgery patients in the Pre-operative, intraoperative and postoperative periods as well as follow up after discharge to insure there is continuity of care in patient management.
• Rounding in the ICU and on the floor (usual patient load per PA 2-3). Patient evaluation and treatment after team discussion with supervising physician as well as clear and concise documentation in the electronic medical records, placing orders on patients, following up on orders completion. This will include daily progress notes, consult notes, discharge summaries and patient education.
• Operating Room: Perform conduit harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Endoscopic and open vein and radial artery), first assist during Cardiac and thoracic cases. Cases include CABG, Valve repair and replacements, Aortic aneurysm replacements, aortic dissections. Also, there will be an opportunity and the need for cross coverage with thoracic surgery cases including open and minimally invasive esophagectomies and lung resections via VATS.
• Office Responsibilities: See patients for clinic visits, small office procedures, returning phone calls and providing education and clarification to the patients and their family members using all the tools available.

Schedule: M-F with intermittent weekend call coverage. 

Preferred Experience: 1 year of CT surgery experience is required.

Benefits that go beyond:

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• Relocation reimbursement (75+ miles)
• CME package
• Paid interview expenses
• Exceptional health plan
• Retirement matching
• Full-time caregivers receive maternity and parental leave equal to 100% pay up to 12 weeks.