Responsibilities include performing and recording pre-operative history and physical examinations, providing patient care expertise in post-operative acute care units, and conducting follow-up visits in the office for cardiac surgery patients. KEYWORDS: PA, NP, cardiothoracic, cardiovascular, cardiac, endoscopic vein harvest, EVH, CVOR, CABG, thoracentesis, central line, arterial line, chest tube, ICU, CVICU, CTICU, CCU, stepdown.