This academic hospital system is seeking a Board Certified Physician Assistant or RNFA certified Nurse Practitioner to assume the role of Cardiac Surgery First Assistant (CVOR). Successful candidates must be proficient in all aspects of first assisting for major cardiac surgical procedures, endoscopic and open vein harvesting, radial artery harvesting, and have experience with a high volume CT surgery program.

• Hospital Employment - Community Practice Model
• Hospital privileges at the main hospital
• 100% OR
• Work with an established team of Cardiac Surgeons and First Assist Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
• State of the art 6-story heart hospital with the largest operating rooms in the country, hybrid CVOR
• High volume program that performs over 1000 pump cases a year
• Large robotic program
• If NP, must hold RNFA certification
• Established NP and PA orientation programs
• Applicants will be required to have BLS certification from The American Heart Association
• Competitive salary, benefits, and relocation

The Medical Center
The medical center is one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital the medical school and serves as the teaching hospital. The Health Center has over 900-beds and serves as a tertiary referral center providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

The community

Widely recognized as a thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of North Carolina. The community offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, make this the perfect place to live, work and play!

• just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Numerous waterways and a Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private