Career Center

The Smidt Heart Institute is home to a distinguished team of experts who are setting the bar for cardiovascular care in the United States. The Institute unites 16 centers and programs to diagnose and treat the full spectrum of heart and vascular conditions for all patients, from infants to those with advanced disease. Compassionate care is integrated with an agile research enterprise, giving patients access to pioneering treatments.

The PA will be working with a large PA/NPs in the team and will be responsible to provide comprehensive services primarily in the step-down unit, operating room, and consultative service, and occasionally in the outpatient clinic. 

• Responsible for the planning and coordination of all aspects of the work up and care of the patients in the unit including management of MCS and Heart Transplant patients.
• Obtain and perform history and physical examinations
• Record and interpret pertinent data (i.e., labs, diagnostic studies, discharge summaries, progress notes, etc.), including writing orders and discharges.
• Evaluate, treat, and diagnose patients under the supervision of a licensed physician
• Write a daily progress note on inpatients, collate inpatient records, and perform discharge summaries, using the electronic medical record.
• Participate in daily interdisciplinary rounds
• Coordinate ongoing overall patient care with physician staff, nursing staff and other ancillary care providers to ensure treatment plans are implemented.
• Assist or perform bedside procedures within the scope of service.
• Maintain communication with patients and families regarding care.
• Depending on specialty, may work as First or Second Assist during surgical procedures, start Iv?s, and/or perform suturing under direct supervision of the Supervising Physician.
• Perform other duties as determined collaboratively by the Supervising Physicians that are within the scope of practice of a Physician Assistant and the Health care institution?s policy.

Experience Requirements:

• Experience in endoscopic vein and/or artery harvest required. Radial Harvesting preferred.
• Three (3)+ years of experience as a physician assistant (inpatient preferred).
•  Five (5)+ years of experience with cardiac transplant medicine preferred.

 Educational/ Licensure/Certifications Requirements:

• Bachelor?s Degree
• Graduate from a PA program approved by Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation required
• Valid California PA license required
• PA certification issued by NCCPA required
• DEA License required
• Current ACLS certification required