NP - General Surgery Job in Nashville, Tennessee
Surgery Thoracic Advanced Practice Provider
Company:HCA Healthcare
Professions/Specialties:NP - General Surgery,General Physician Assistant,PA - General Surgery,General Nurse Practitioner
Location:Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent
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Job Description
Description
Specialization:
Surgery Thoracic
Job Summary:
TriStar Centennial Medical Center is seeking an advanced practice provider for a thoracic surgical group practice in Nashville, Tennessee.Qualified Candidates:
- Must be a physician assistant or certified acute care nurse practitioner
- Tennessee licensure or ability to obtain
- Two years’ experience in a supporting thoracic surgery role preferred, but not required
- Must be highly motivated with a desire to work in a high volume, autonomous environment
- Collaborate with thoracic surgeons
- Conduct comprehensive inpatient rounds, provide management of postoperative thoracic surgery patients and conduct new inpatient consults
- Evaluate postop patients in the PACU, communicate with surgical team
- Provide specialized education and care coordination, coordinate transitions of care, including post-discharge follow-up and identifying barriers to recovery
- Local travel to surrounding area HCA TriStar facilities
- Schedule: M-F, full-time
- Shared weekday phone call
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid malpractice, 401k, stock purchase plan, etc.
- CME and dues allowance
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 741-bed comprehensive facility offering programs including behavioral health, 24-hour emergency, heart and vascular, imaging, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder and women’s services
- 43-acre campus, home to The Frist Clinic, TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center, TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion
About Nashville, Tennessee:
- Historic Nashville, the capital city of Tennessee, is also known as Music City as it is home to the Grand Ole Opry, the epicenter of the country music industry. This is on display throughout the bustling downtown area where you can find the Country Music Hall of Fame and live music on every corner.
- Nashville is home to several higher learning institutions including the prestigious Vanderbilt University, Belmont University including Thomas F. Frist, Jr College of Medicine.
- Downtown (as well as local neighborhoods) offer many unique dining experiences.
- Other attractions include the Nashville Symphony and Ballet and the Frist Art Museum.
- Nashville is also a great place for sports enthusiasts to enjoy NFL’s Tennessee Titans, NHL’s Nashville Predators and MLS' Nashville Soccer Club.
- Nashville/BNA International Airport is served by several major airlines that fly nonstop to more than 100 destinations both domestically and international.
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About TriStar Centennial Medical Center
TriStar Centennial Medical Center is located in the heart of Nashville (founding city and location of HCA’s Corporate Headquarters).
Celebrating 44 years of providing quality healthcare to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and the surrounding region, TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 657-bed comprehensive facility offering medical and surgical programs including behavioral health, 24-hour emergency, heart and vascular, imaging, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women’s services.
As the flagship hospital of HCA and the TriStar Health System, Centennial continues to raise the bar for healthcare on both a regional and national level, serving Nashville, middle Tennessee and the southeastern United States.
An affiliate of TriStar Health, TriStar Centennial Medical Center is home to TriStar Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at TriStar Centennial, TriStar Centennial Women’s & Children’s, TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center as well as TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion, one of the oldest and largest full-service psychiatric facilities in the region. Round-the-clock care is also available at TriStar Ashland City Medical Center, a critical access hospital in nearby Cheatham County. The new TriStar Emergency Room at Spring Hill will provide 24-hour emergency care for nearby Spring Hill, Tenn., and surrounding communities when it opens in 2013.
