Physician Assistant First Assist- Cardiac Surgery

Required Certifications

Physician Assistants

At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can.

And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It’s a responsibility we take seriously.

Because we don’t just serve the New Orleans community—we’re at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you.

When you know you’re making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day—as a person, with your team, in your community—and that’s one of the reasons why you’ll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate the surgeon’s preferences and specific patient’s needs to the surgical team, including specialty supplies, instrumentation, and equipment.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply advanced knowledge of normal and pathological surgical anatomy and physiology.
• Demonstrates aseptic skills.
• Acquires continuing education annually to maintain current competencies and licensure.
• Participates in education of allied health staff and students.
• Participates in quality improvement process.

• Demonstrates the ability to provide Cardiology-specific preoperative skills such as assessing patient information, history, preoperative tests (e.g., EEG, ECG, diagnostic imaging, lab results), safety measures, biopsy results, positioning, and draping.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to correctly and safely position patient.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform safe surgical skin prep.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain sterile field through appropriate draping, gloving, and placement of lines and devices.

• Demonstrates ability to provide Cardiology-specific intraoperative technical skills following surgeon preference and accepted practice.
• Able to utilize operating room equipment applicable to the procedure.
• Able to work independently and co-dependently with the surgeon.
• Demonstrates ability to make good decisions using research-based best practice.

• Demonstrates the ability to provide Cardiology-specific postoperative skills in patient care including surgical dressing application, monitoring for immediate complications, patient transport, and transfer of care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary handoff to provide continuity of care postoperatively.

• Required:
  
  0-1 year of Physician Assistant Cardiology and Surgical First Assistant perioperative experience.
• New graduates will be considered.

• Required:
  
  Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Program.
• Preferred:
  Graduate of an approved Surgical Assistant Program.

Physician Assistants

• Issuer:
  Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

• Issuer:
  Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam
• Licensure Specialty: NCCPA

• Fluent in the written and verbal skills necessary to perform successfully the essential functions, duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Ability to read, speak, and write English with clarity of expression sufficient to…