Academic/Faculty/Research Physician Assistant

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Job description

Job Specifics

• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is seeking an experienced advanced practice nurse or physician assistant to join our adult cardiovascular surgery team. This team member will work in our busy cardiovascular intensive care unit.
• This individual collaborates with physicians and serves as a key team member in a 24 hour directed multidisciplinary team model in a 32 bed adult heart unit. The unit consists of 12 CV ICU, 6 Cardiac Intermediate, 6 Coronary Care and 8 cardiac telemetry step-down unit beds. Over 600 cardiovascular surgeries are completed each year.
• Our high acuity ICU desires individuals with experience in the management of complex adult cardiac surgery patients, including ECMO. Ventricular assist device experience is beneficial.
• Requires experience in cardiology (prefer CV) with experience in an advanced provider role.
• Schedule is primarily days, but flexibility to work some nights and weekends is required. APN and PA providers work together to make their own schedule.

• As the flagship medical center for one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the United States, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is the area s only Level 1 Trauma Center. It is home to the Children s Hospital of Illinois, and University of Illinois College of Medicine residency and fellowship training programs.

• Benefits include CME, association membership dues, holidays, vacation weeks, paid relocation assistance, and health, life, and dental insurance, and matching 401K retirement plan.

• EEO Employer M/F/Vet/Disabled

Benefits

• 27 Days of Paid Time Off
• Competitive Compensation, Annual Team Based Incentives
• Paid Occurrence Based Malpractice Insurance, CME, association membership dues
• Health, life, and dental insurance, and retirement plan

Community

• Peoria, the largest Illinois metropolitan area outside of Chicago and St. Louis, boasts a large collection of medical research, educational and clinical facilities including the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center. It s also home to Bradley University, recognized as one of the top private universities in the Midwest.
• Peoria offers a range of residential opportunities, whether you are looking for something out of the way, in the woods, along the river or right in the heart of the city.
• Peoria has a number of excellent performance venues, museums, art galleries and more than two dozen historic landmarks of both local and national fame.

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