Job Description

Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistant

Austin TX

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistant to join one of the premier cardiovascular surgery programs in Texas.

This role is ideal for a PA who thrives in the operating room, values teamwork, and wants to work in a collaborative environment where surgeon partners empower PAs with high autonomy.

About the Role

This position is heavily surgery focused.

• Approximately 80 percent of your time is spent in the operating room
• Three suite CVOR including one hybrid room
• Rounding in the CVICU
• Join a team of five experienced PAs as we hire our sixth
• Highly collaborative surgeons who allow PAs to perform many procedures independently
• Patients travel from across Texas and the southwest for complex cardiac surgery

Schedule

• 4 10 hour shifts
• One weekend every six weekends
• Weekend rounding is usually one to two hours per day depending on patient volume and how much time you prefer to spend with your patients. After that, you are free to go home.
• The week after you work your weekend, you choose your day off including the option to take Friday for a three day weekend
• Team oriented approach with intentional spacing of long surgical days and shorter days when possible
• Strong culture of relieving each other when needed

Procedures and Cases You Will See

You will participate in the full spectrum of advanced cardiac surgery cases including:

• CABG
• Valve repair and replacement
• TAVR and TMVR
• Aortic aneurysm repair
• Aortic dissection repair
• Thoracic and thoracoabdominal procedures
• EP procedure
• Ventricular assist device placement
• ECMO cannulation and management
• Heart transplant
• Lung transplant
• Reoperative cardiac procedures
• Conduit harvest including endoscopic vein harvest
• Chest tube placement
• Central line placement
• Arterial line placement
• Insertion and removal of temporary pacing wires
• ICU procedures
• First assisting on all major cases

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation is phenomenal and depends on experience.

• Base pay range $125.000 to $200,000+
• Additional pay for taking call
• Additional pay for being on call
• Weekend pay
• Overtime pay
• Holiday compensation
• PAs on the team consistently earn strong monthly income
• Full benefits package
• Credentialing typically takes one to three months

What Makes This Team Special

• Supportive physician group
• True autonomy for PAs
• Highly skilled colleagues
• Collaborative, positive, team first culture
• Commitment to balancing heavy surgery days with lighter ones
• A place where people love coming to work

Requirements

• Cardiac Surgery experience required
• Vein harvesting experience preferred
• Strong first assist capabilities
• Ability to work in a busy, high volume cardiac service line
• Strong communication, EQ, and patient centered approach

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