Cardiothoracic Surgical Assistant

4 weeks ago


Greenville, South Carolina, United States Prisma Health Full time

At Prisma Health, we are seeking a highly skilled Cardiothoracic Surgical Assistant to join our team. As a key member of our Cardiothoracic Surgery department, you will provide assistant surgical services in the operating room and other selected medical services under the direction of Cardiothoracic surgeons.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room.
  • Harvests veins in OR.
  • Removes chest tubes and pacing wires.
  • Closes thoracic incisions.
  • Removes intra aortic balloon pumps.
  • Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence, and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing.
  • Participates in physician educational programs provided by employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Participates in establishment of quality assurance programs.
  • Participates in establishment of utilization management programs.
  • Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.
  • Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.
  • Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments.

Requirements:

  • Completion of a Physician Assistant Program or Program Certificate equivalent.
  • 1 year of Cardiothoracic clinical experience.
  • South Carolina Physician Assistant License - C039.
  • Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
  • South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license, Prescriptive Authority for South Carolina.

Location: Patewood Outpt Ctr/Med Offices

Facility: 2107 Cardiothoracic Surgery

Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery-Practice Operations



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