Physician Assistant- Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Job Title: Physician Assistant- Cardiothoracic Surgery

Company: Westchester Medical Center

City/State: Valhalla, NY

Category: Allied Health Prof/Technical

Department: CTS Support

Union: Yes

Union Name: CSEA

Position: Full Time

Hours: Varied

Shift: All Shifts

Req #: 47999

Posted Date: Aug 20, 2026

Hiring Range: $62.23-$73.05

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Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery Westchester Medical Center - Valhalla, NY Schedule: 3 Shifts/Week

Summary:

The Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Practice, is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA), to join our expanding and innovative team. In this comprehensive inpatient and operative position, the PA will work alongside experienced MD, PA, and NP colleagues providing comprehensive perioperative care for cardiothoracic surgery patients across the Cardiothoracic ICU, stepdown unit, intra-operative, and inpatient surgical service.

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing management of postoperative cardiac and thoracic surgery patients.
• Participate in the management of patients following CABG, valve surgery, aortic procedures, thoracic surgery, and other complex cardiothoracic operations.
• Perform bedside procedures within scope and privileging, which may include arterial lines, central venous access, chest tube management/removal, pacing-wire removal, wound management, and other cardiothoracic procedures.
• Participate in quality improvement, clinical outcomes review, patient safety initiatives, protocol development, and evidence-based practice initiatives within the Cardiothoracic Surgery program.
• Assist with orientation, education, and clinical development of new PAs, NPs, trainees, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in rotating nights, weekends, holidays, and call coverage based on departmental operational needs.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be board certified as a Physician Assistant and possess, or be eligible to obtain, an applicable New York State license.
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3-years of Cardiothoracic experience, although highly motivated new graduates with interest and abilities in surgery will be considered and are encouraged to apply.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Other:

• Comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes malpractice coverage
• The highest standard of quality practice backed by comprehensive and collaborative support services
• Opportunities for continued professional development, mentoring and career advancement.
• Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physicians Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us:

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2, and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit WMCHealth.org.

About Us:

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2, and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit WMCHealth.org.

To Apply:

For more information about this opportunity, please contact our Advanced Clinical Recruitment specialists by email at AdvancedClinicalRecruitment@WMCHealth.org

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Westchester Medical Center

Westchester Medical Center is the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York's Hudson Valley. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY, provides local residents with acute-care services - Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more - found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other Hudson Valley hospitals and serves as a lifeline for more than 3 million.

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