Inpatient Cardiac Surgery APP
MedStar Health · Baltimore, MD
Posted October 17, 2026
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital · 201 E University Pkwy, Baltimore, MD, US, 21218
- Pay: $115,000 – $190,000 per year
- Schedule: Full Time, Day (Rotating Weekends)
- Location: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
- MedStar Job ID: 156001
MedStar Medical Group offers a rewarding career with a unique patient population in the heart of Baltimore, MD. Become part of an organization that welcomes your experience, input, and leadership—as a clinician and healthcare expert.
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Cardiac Surgery team. As part of the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, you’ll contribute to advancing cardiovascular care on both a regional and national level. Through innovative clinical research, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and cutting-edge treatments, we remain committed to delivering patient-centered care every step of the way.
We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Cardiac Surgery team at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. We're helping move cardiovascular care forward regionally and nationally through our MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, with clinical research, better diagnostic tools, and advanced treatments that are always patient focused.
This role will be inpatient. Primarily the duties of the role will be pre and post op care and determining plan of care.
This is a 36 hour, 7a-7p position.
The ideal candidate will have background experience in Cardiac surgery or a surgical setting.
Qualifications
- Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner certificate program required
- Current national certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Two of years’ experience as a practitioner preferred.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills.
- Demonstrated effective problem-solving skills.
- Current Maryland licensure.
- Certified in CPR, ACLS required.
Employer
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is the largest health system and the largest provider of healthcare services in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore region. A non-profit organization, MedStar brings together 30,000 associates working at 10 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care sites, more than 700 access points of care across more than 225 zip codes in 17 counties in Maryland, D.C. and Northern Virginia.
The MedStar system includes:
- Hospitals including MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Union Memorial, MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Good Samaritan, MedStar Harbor, MedStar Montgomery, MedStar Southern Maryland and MedStar St. Mary's
- MedStar Medical Group, one of the nation's 15 largest medical groups, plus ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care and primary care practices across the region
- One of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country, with major research and innovation platforms
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose MedStar:
- Published hiring ranges on every position
- The largest employed anesthesia group in the region, with MDAs, CRNAs and CAAs employed directly by the health system
- Productivity and quality incentives, paid malpractice, CME time and allowance, and 403(b), 457(b) and 457(f) retirement plans on many roles
- Student loan forgiveness eligibility as a non-profit employer
Recognition: MedStar Health has been named one of "America's Greatest Workplaces" by Newsweek (including Inclusion and Diversity, Women, Parents and Families, Mental Wellbeing and Healthcare) and one of "America's Best Employers" by Forbes. MedStar is committed to equity for all people and communities.