PA - CT Surgery - Wausau, Wisconsin

Aspirus Health is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Physician Assistant to join our growing Cardiothoracic Surgery program

The Physician Assistants in our Cardiothoracic Surgery department function primarily in the role of Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care and are valued members of a dynamic team on the front line of patient care who practice with the utmost autonomy and support. 

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of critical care experience and/or endoscopic vessel harvest experience. However, new graduates are encouraged to apply.  The ideal candidate for this full-scope position will receive training to: 

• Deliver exceptional pre- and post-operative patient care with high degree of autonomy.
• Competently perform a full scope of invasive and noninvasive bedside procedures
• Integrate Point-of-Care Ultrasound into patient care
• Develop expertise in endoscopic vessel harvest 
• Become a member of the PICC line team 

As a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant at Aspirus, you will practice at just one hospital. Your time will be split primarily between surgery/OR and inpatient care.   A portion of time will also be in clinic. Our goal is 1:5 call.

 BENEFITS: Competitive benefits and generous compensation package including relocation assistance, student loan repayment program, annual CME allowance, and a sign-on bonus.

COMMUNITY: Wausau, Wisconsin

• Variety of seasonal activities throughout the year, including snowmobiling, skiing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, festivals, farmer’s markets, theater, and a thriving art scene
• Lively, farm-to-table, community-sourced dining scene
• A normal commute is 10-15 minutes from any part of town
• High performing school districts in the area with over 60 schools, public and private, to choose from
• Close proximity to Central Wisconsin Airport with direct flights to O'Hare International Airport, Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport, and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Aspirus Heart Care is a large, single specialty cardiology group covering central and northern Wisconsin, as well as the upper peninsula of Michigan. For 30 years, the group has consistently provided state-of-the-art, patient focused cardiovascular services for the region.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the only hospital in the United States that has been selected as a Watson Health Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital for 7 consecutive years in a  row!

• Using the latest diagnostic and surgical innovations, Aspirus Heart & Vascular provides complete cardiovascular care, including:

  • Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) and Heart Rhythm Treatment
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Cardiology
  • Chronic Total Occlusion Treatment
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Beating-heart surgery
  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Aspirus Research Institute - Clinical Research
  • Vascular Surgery

Aspirus Health serves communities throughout northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

• We operate 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations, and provide home health services, hospice care, and air-medical transport.
• We employ nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
• We are committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• We are a non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• We are dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is licensed for 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits.

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care.

In January 2019, Aspirus Wausau Hospital opened an eight-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). The new unit aims to improve patient length-of-stay for observation and ambulatory patients throughout the hospital. 

The hospital is continually recognized nationally for the level of care it provides. Aspirus Wausau Hospital has earned high quality ratings or awards from prominent quality agencies such as HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Truven Health, Becker’s Hospital Review, Mission: Lifeline® and U.S. News & World Report.