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SUPERVISOR: Clinical Nurse Coordinator

RESPONSIBLE TO: Nurse Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Physician Assistant Surgical First Assist provides assistive care to cardiothoracic and other surgeons as required during surgical procedures.

PAFA duties are assigned by the OR Charge Nurse.

The PAFA will be primarily assigned to assist surgeons during pediatric cardiothoracic surgeries. If these cases are not available, they will assist adult cardiothoracic surgeons. If not available, the PAFA will then assist/scrub in other department cases at the Clinical Nurse Coordinator's discretion, provided that they can be made available to assist for emergency open heart or vascular cases.

The PAFA will be responsible for rounding on Cardiothoracic patients in the prep and recovery areas. Duties may include pre and post-operative assessments, medication orders, discharge planning, etc.

STATEMENT OF PRACTICE:

The PAFA will work under the direction of the Surgical Administrative Leadership team, as well as their supervising physician, to provide direct care to surgical patients during operative procedures. They will discuss all procedures with their supervising physician in advance, and only according to established privileges granted by the Medical Staff Office

Benefits

At HCA Healthcare, you can choose from a variety of benefits to create a plan customized to meet you and/or your family's needs. We offer several health plans including vision and dental, flex spending accounts for medical care, as well as other services such as acupuncture and chiropractor visits, too. You can enroll in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), 401k, legal services and many other robust options. As a learning institution, we offer opportunities to advance your education including a tuition reimbursement program. And as part of HCA Healthcare, you'll have access to perks including discounts at major retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues.

Serving the community for nearly 60 years, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with 762 beds, provides the most comprehensive, quality healthcare in Southern Nevada. As Las Vegas' largest acute care facility, Sunrise provides sophisticated inpatient and outpatient services to the community. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center has been selected the Consumer Choice Award recipient for 15 consecutive years and had earned the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. We are also ranked Nursing Professionals Top 100 Hospitals to work for!

For more than three decades, Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas has been Nevada's largest, most comprehensive children's hospital dedicated to caring for infants, children, adolescents and expectant mothers. As the leading neonatal, pediatric, and maternal provider in the region, we partner with physicians and hospitals throughout the Southwest to offer the most comprehensive and advanced health programs as well as access to sub-specialties. Sunrise Children's Hospital provides advanced pediatric and neonatal medicine to the residents of Southern Nevada and the surrounding region. Located near the Las Vegas strip, Sunrise Children's Hospital offers 24/7 pediatric emergency services in our ER just for kids. In addition to pediatric cardiology, Sunrise Children's also features Nevada's largest, most comprehensive 72-Bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and 14-bed inpatient pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), the only one of its kind in Nevada today. The CICU is a 12,000 square-foot unit dedicated to the treatment of congenital heart defects, heart rhythm disturbances and heart disease in infants and children.

Join us as we achieve our Mission Statement: Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital are dedicated to providing an unparalleled level of measurable quality in the delivery of cost-effective, integrated healthcare services that are responsive to the needs of our patients, physicians, employees, and community.

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Here at HCA Healthcare, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion and evidence-based medicine. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to the care and improvement of human life.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients' lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for dedicated professionals like you to be part of our team and who want to advance their career!

Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications immediately. Highly qualified candidates will be promptly contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

About HCA Healthcare

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services comprising 183 hospitals and approximately 2,000 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its more than 32 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties and responsibilities listed herein are not intended to be all inclusive but rather to indicate the primary emphasis of the job and establish the parameters for the necessary skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions that make up the job.

• Demonstrates knowledge and application of skills in the Perioperative setting
• Functions in collaboration with and at direction of the surgeon being assisted
• Creative problem-solving skills using critical thinking, active listening skills and empathy
• Adheres to and promotes proactive patient, personal and facility safety
• Demonstrates a professional approach to open and honest communication skills
• Delegation skills in receiving and assigning responsibilities
• Promotes positive Customer Service with a Patient and Family Centered Care Philosophy
• Seeks opportunities to improve care or system process; Incorporates Performance Improvement principles and data
• Supports and contributes to the success of the hospital's mission and vision
• Meets Standard of Practice and Care using established policies and procedures of the facility
• Maintains a collegial responsibility for team building on all levels including knowledge sharing and educating
• Ensures care is delivered with an awareness to resource management
• Active case management of the patient's healthcare process

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients' lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for dedicated professionals like you to be part of our team and who want to advance their career!

Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications immediately. Highly qualified candidates will be promptly contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Current license to practice as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Nevada by the Nevada Medical Board. Certification as First Assistant through a nationally accredited certification agency. Current certification from the National Commission on Certification of P.A.s. Certification in BLS required, PALS preferred. Documentation of assisting in cardiovascular/thoracic surgery cases for a period of three (3) months, AND documentation of at participation in at least thirty (30) cases. Documentation demonstrating clinical competency to perform endoscopic vein harvesting.

EDUCATION: Graduate of Accredited Physician's Assistant program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Basic computer and hospital informatics skills required.

Specialty Certification required

CPR required

ACLS, PALS preferred

Complies with hospital employee health, infection control and safety management programs

Endoscopic vein harvesting experience is required.

EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) months of experience as a first assist PA in cardiovascular/thoracic cases

Completion of at least thirty (30) cardiovascular/thoracic cases

Endoscopic vein harvesting

LICENSURE: Current Nevada Physician's Assistant licensure

Current Nevada prescriptive authority

Independently maintains license

Acquires required contact hours to maintain practice

Certification as FA required

AGE SPECIFIC DATA:

Maintains current knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and demonstrates the ability to incorporate knowledge into nursing process.