Cardiac Surgery Critical Care, NP/PA New

ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for our Cardiac Surgery Critical Care team. This is a full-time position that promotes a work/life balance.   Position consists of covering cardiac surgery ICU with rotating days, nights, and weekends; working six 12 hr shifts and one 8 hr shift.

Responsibilities and duties for the cardiac surgery patient include:

• consultations, pre-operative assessments, post-op critical care, daily progress notes, occasional admissions and discharges
• removal of chest tubes/pacing wires/IABPs, and placement of central lines and arterial lines.
• Our ChristianaCare Cardiac Surgery program performs multiple procedures including CABG, Valve, Complex Aortic Surgeries, TAVR, Endografts, LVAD, and ECMOs.

Why ChristianaCare?

·         Generous Continuing Education Time and Allowance

·         Substantial PTO plus 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave

·         Opportunities for Career Growth

·         403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match

·         Annual Quality Incentive Bonus

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Board certified Physician Assistant or Master’s degree as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• One year of cardiac surgery experience preferred
• Licensure or license eligible in the state of Delaware
• Prescriptive authority required
• Apply for and receive DEA number to prescribe controlled substances
• ACLS required

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Annual Compensation Range $122,903.00 - $154,147.00

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.