Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant

Well-established, hospital employed surgical groups seeks additional Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant to join our practice. Exceptional referral base with strong primary care and cardiology physician referral sources from 13 counties. Experience with vein harvesting and surgical first assisting is required. Dothan, Alabama is recognized nationally as a best place to raise kids and a best place to retire. Our community offers a low cost of living, excellent educational facilities, and traditional southern hospitality.

Practice Highlights:

• Hospital employed position 
• Group consists of 3 board-certified Cardiovascular Surgeons and 3 Physician Assistants
• Responsibilities include assisting in the OR, performing vein harvesting, facilitating hospital rounds, and seeing patients in post-op clinic
• daVinci robotic surgical system and Maquet EVH system available
• Call shared equally among team
• Clinic is located on Southeast Health's campus for easy access to ED, surgical suite, and hospital
• 24/7 Cardiology, Critical Care, and Interventional Radiology support services 
• Cardiology, Intensivist, and Interventional Radiology support services 24/7

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation dependent on experience
• $15,000 commencement payment
• Paid interviewing expenses
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plans
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off for vacation and illness
• Annual allowances for professional fees and CME 
• Paid malpractice with tail coverage 

Established in 1957, Southeast Health is one of Alabama's largest not-for-profit tertiary referral centers.  We serve over 600,000 in a 75-mile radius with 2,800 dedicated employees and 400+ active Medical Staff.

Southeast Health offers:

• 22 ORs with 2 endovascular suites and open heart surgery suites
• Level 2 trauma center staffed by EM residency trained physicians
• One of three Comprehensive Stroke Center with a dedicated lab for neuroendovascular procedures
• 24/7 Neurosurgery services with 2 employed neurosurgeons and 1 fellowship trained neuroendovascular interventionalist
• 10 bed dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit
• 24/7 Neurohospitalist coverage for general neurology inpatient consults
• Interventional cardiology, EP and radiology labs, lithotripsy, 3 MRIs (1 a 3T), 3 CTs including a fixed 64-slice CT and PET scanner
• 32 ICU beds with dedicated Intensivists
• Robust surgical services including general, vascular, cardiothoracic, urologic, orthopedic, and reconstructive
• 24/7 cardiology services with 2 employed cardiothoracic surgeons
• Region's only health system offering TAVR and Watchman procedures
• The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is Alabama’s first osteopathic medical school and the first in the U.S. to be developed by a regional medical center. Annual class size of 210 students.
• An ACGME Internal Medicine Residency program began July 2018 with an inaugural class of 13 residents. 

Located in the Southeast corner of Alabama, the city of Dothan offers a welcoming community with the feel of a small town on the outskirts, while simultaneously supporting the culture of a large city in the center.

• One of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in Alabama
• 75 miles to the beach
• Average annual temperature is 66 degrees F
• Cost of living index is 92.8 vs national average of 100
• 23 minute average commute time
• Dothan Regional Airport provides flights to Atlanta, GA multiple times per day
• Over 20 miles of outdoor trails
• Ranked 10th in the country for the number of restaurants per square capita
• Medical hub of the Southeast, providing a plethora of specialty medical care options at 2 local hospitals and numerous private clinics

• Websites:
  • City of Dothan website
  • www.visitdothanal.com

Emily Grimes - Director of Physician Recruitment

• elgrimes@southeasthealth.org

Katherine Farmer - Physician Recruitment Coordinator

• kafarmer@southeasthealth.org

334-793-8145

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