Description
Physician Assistant or Pediatric Acute Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Surgery First Assist Northwell Health
Raise your career expectations as a physician assistant or pediatric acute nurse practitioner, pediatric & congenital cardiac surgery first assist at Northwell Health:
The largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut
Named a Fortune 100 Best Workplaces in Health Care and a 2025 Forbes America's Dream Employer
Location:
Northwell Health Physician Partners
New Hyde Park, NY
Shift: Full-time, Days, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Job Responsibilities:
In this role, you’ll be first to assist in the operating room. Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities. This role requires call for the operating room at night and on weekends.
This position is a fully OR position, first assist in a pediatric cardiac operating room at the Heart Center at Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in the operative management of pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery (newborns to young adults). Our program includes the full clinical spectrum of cases including neonatal surgery, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplants. This position focuses on the operating room as care in the ambulatory and CICU settings is delivered by our team of nurse practitioners.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree is required. Graduate of an accredited (accreditation review committee for physician assistant programs ARC-PA) program is required.
- Current license to practice as a physician assistant (PA) by the New York State department of education is required.
- Current NCCPA certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required.
- Current BLS certification is required.
- Master’s degree in a nurse practitioner program and national board certification in specialty area is required.
- Current license to practice as a nurse practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State is required.
- Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act of 2015.
- Current BLS certification is required.
The salary range for this position is $121,200-$212,100/year.*
Benefits include:
- Competitive pay and medical benefits
- A collaborative and supportive environment
- Tuition reimbursement and additional educational opportunities through the Center for Learning and Innovation
- Career growth and development with resources dedicated to career movement from within the organization
- Rewarding and fulfilling mission-driven work committed to giving back to the local communities we serve
- Wellness and recognition programs including walk challenges, wellness apps and workshops, awards, and recognition programs, among others
- Opportunity to join one of our many Business Employee Resource Groups in support of an inclusive culture
- An award-winning, military-friendly employer with professional programs for veterans and active-duty military service members
Become a Health Raiser and discover a career well cared for at Northwell Health.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
We are an equal opportunity employer: Veteran, Disability.
