Locum Physician Assistant; PA - Surgery - Cardiothoracic in Greenville, SC

Position: Locum Physician Assistant (PA) - Surgery - Cardiothoracic in Greenville, SC
Physician Assistant | Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Location:

Greenville, SC

Employer:

HPA Healthcare

Pay:  Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)

Contract Duration:  2 Weeks

Start Date:

ASAP

About the Position

Position Overview

A large acute care hospital in South Carolina is seeking an experienced  Physician Assistant – Cardiothoracic Surgery  for a locum tenens assignment. The provider will work primarily in the operating room with responsibilities spanning vein harvesting, first assist on open heart cases, ICU admissions, and pre/post-operative surgical care.

~$200K for assignment.

Assignment Highlights

Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM (8 hrs/day)

Call: ~5% weekdays, ~75% weekends (primarily ER call) —  included in daily rate

Practice Setting:  Inpatient (90%) + Outpatient (10%)

Patient Population:  Adults only

Daily Caseload:  ~10 patients/day (5 admissions, 5 ICU, 4 surgeries)

Support:  4 cardiothoracic surgeons and 7 APPs

Beds:  720 total

EMR:  Epic

Pay Ranking:  This package ranks in the  top 10–15% of current market pay  for cardiothoracic surgery PA locum roles in South Carolina.

Skills & Experience

Physician Assistant with at least 2 years of cardiothoracic surgery experience (required)

Must be able to:

Harvest vein

First assist surgeon on all open heart cases

Provide suturing and perioperative surgical care

Epic EMR experience (preferred)

ACLS and DEA (required)

Active South Carolina license (required; will consider candidates willing to license)