**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

**Job Summary:**

The Physician Assistant is responsible for utilizing training and skills to pro9vide direct patient care under the supervision of a physician.

**Essential Responsibilities:**

+ Manage patients in collaboration with the cardiothoracic surgeons, providing specialty care to patients with acute and chronic problems.
+ Triage or address consults for immediate care or elective care through the cardiothoracic surgery clinic.
+ Participate in surgical clinic and inpatient rounding. Perform inpatient rounds on weekends on a rotational basis.
+ Collects data pertinent to the patietns' status and pe3rforms bedside credentialed procedures.
+ Maintains a professional demeanor and promotes a positive work environment.
+ Performs and/or assists the supervising physician with discharge services including discharge planning, discharge summaries, and coordinating post-discharge follow-up care.
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