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Location

Fort Wayne, IN | United States

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Job description

Lutheran Hospital, a member of the Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne, IN, has an opportunity for a Physician Assistant with the Cardiothoracic Surgery program. PA will have maximum exposure to difficult cases and work in the full continuum of cardiac care with a dynamic team! Requires licensure as PA with prescriptive authority. Prefer CT Surgery experience but will consider highly motivated new grads.

  Lutheran Hospital is a 396-bed tertiary care center with an advanced cardiac care program: Advanced heart failure and VADs, complex arrhythmias and devices, TAVR, Mitraclip, Watchman, CardioMEMS and more!

Details of Position:

• First assist - Endoscopic vein harvesting
• Complex cardiac , thoracic and vascular surgeries
• Full spectrum of cardiac surgery care - pre op and post op care
• Manage post-op patient, including arrhythmias, fluid balance and other conditions and treat as appropriate in collaboration with surgeon
• Monitor, consult and act as liaison between surgeon, patient, family and staff
• Collaborative team of cardiac surgeons and advanced practice providers

 Comprehensive Compensation Package includes:

• Attractive compensation package
• Recruitment Incentives:Medical Education Debt Assistance, Commencement Bonus
• CME Allowance and CME days
• Vacation, 401k with match, Health/Vision/Dental/Life

Live in and around Fort Wayne!

Fort Wayne offers a unique opportunity to combine a satisfying work life with an exceptional quality of living. Among its attributes as the 2 nd largest city in Indiana are: Affordability; Top rated public and private schools as well as college and universities; An extensive network of parks, trails, lakes and golf courses; Family activities including the Children’s Zoo, Fort Wayne Museum Art, Botanical Conservatory and more! Indianapolis is just 2 hours away and Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit are within 3 hours!

Community Information

The community of Fort Wayne, Indiana is a great place to live and work; earning the All-American City Award and the City of Livability Award. Our community is affordable with a cost of living 9% below national average.  The education system includes universities, colleges and excellent private and public schools.  Art and cultural activities are abundant with an award winning zoo, nature trails, orchestra, museum in addition to professional sports, minor league and Division I college sports.  Furthermore, it is a short drive to major metropolitan areas like Indianapolis, Chicago and Cincinnati. 

Medical practices attracted to city

Fort Wayne is one of the best places in the country to open a medical practice, according to a Pennsylvania-based firm that estimates small-business values.

Fort Wayne ranked fourth in the latest rankings from BizEquity. Business values are based on what they would be sold for in the open market, said Tom Taulli founder of BizEquity, which released the rankings Friday.

Taulli said 150 cities with populations exceeding 100,000 were evaluated for the study. Indianapolis ranked 15th.

BizEquity’s rankings consider revenue, number of employees, local economic environment and market share. The firm doesn’t consider medical practices valued at more than $10 million, Taulli said.

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