Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Fond du Lac, WIContract / Full-time$122/hrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Amergis is seeking a Physician Assistant for a 13-week locum tenens assignment with an established cardiothoracic surgery team in an acute care hospital. The role involves adult cardiac surgery patients and a highly procedural practice alongside surgeons and clinical staff. The schedule is Monday through Friday during the day, with potential call rotation, and the assignment may be extended.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant
Join an established cardiothoracic surgery team for a locum tenens assignment in the Midwest. This opportunity offers a highly procedural practice environment where you'll work alongside experienced surgeons and clinical staff caring for adult cardiac surgery patients.
Opportunity Highlights
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Monday through Friday day schedule with potential call rotation
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13-week assignment with extension potential
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Acute care hospital setting
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Adult cardiothoracic surgery patient population
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Collaborative team environment with surgeons, advanced practice providers, and nursing support
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Epic EMR
Clinical Responsibilities
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First assist in cardiac surgery procedures
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Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting
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Radial artery harvesting
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Chest tube placement and management
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Central and arterial line placement
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Intubation and extubation
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Preoperative and postoperative patient management
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Surgical documentation and care planning
Ideal Candidate
Required
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Physician Assistant
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Active state licensure
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Board Certification
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BLS and ACLS certifications
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DEA registration
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Cardiothoracic surgery experience
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Prior first-assist experience in a cardiac surgery CVOR setting
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Experience with vein harvesting and invasive bedside procedures
Preferred
- Robotic thoracic surgery experience
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This assignment is ideal for an experienced Cardiothoracic Surgery PA seeking a hands-on surgical role with significant operative responsibility. Candidates with strong first-assist backgrounds and cardiac surgery experience will have the opportunity to work at the top of their license within a well-supported surgical program.
Interested?
Contact us today for additional details regarding compensation, schedule expectations, call requirements, facility information, and submission requirements.
Job Category: Advanced Practitioner
Job Function: Advanced Practitioner | PA | PA - Cardiology *Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0727
Contract Duration: 13
Pay Rate: $122 / Hour
Date Posted: 2026-11-08
How this job compares
Set against the 7,887 open Physician Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$122/hr
- Wisconsin median$42–90/hr70 hourly ranges
- US median$46–90/hr1,901 hourly ranges
This rate, $122/hr, is 85% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the top quarter of Physician Assistant hourly ranges in Wisconsin.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 259 open Physician Assistant jobs in Wisconsin and 7,887 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- Physician Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,079 postings).
- Education
- 2,557 of the 7,887 open Physician Assistant jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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