Cardiac Critical Care Physician Assistant (CVICU)
MedStar Health · Washington, DC
Posted October 17, 2026
MedStar Washington Hospital Center · 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC, US, 20010
- Pay: $145,000 – $215,000 per year
- Schedule: Full Time, Day/Evening
- Location: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- MedStar Job ID: 158097
MedStar Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Cardiovascular Critical Care team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, flagship of the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute.
Practice at the top of your license in a high-acuity cardiovascular critical care environment alongside intensivists, cardiac surgeons, advanced heart failure specialists, and a multidisciplinary team.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a leading academic medical center and regional referral center for patients requiring the highest level of highly specialized and complex cardiac care, including advanced heart failure, LVAD, ECMO, and complex cardiac surgery.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center was recently ranked #1 hospital in the region, and our Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular program was ranked #16 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Preferred Experience: Minimum (1) Year Experience as Advanced Practice Provider in ICU, VICU, CICU, cardiothoracic critical care. LVAD, ECMO, and advanced procedures.
What You'll Do
- Manage patients following cardiac and vascular surgery, as well as those with advanced heart failure, LVADs, ECMO, and complex cardiovascular critical illness
- Evaluate and manage shock, respiratory failure, heart failure, renal failure, and other critical illnesses
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and collaborate with intensivists, surgeons, specialists, and the ICU team
- Perform advanced bedside procedures including central venous and dialysis catheters, arterial lines, chest tubes, and thoracentesis
- Contribute to APP education, mentorship, quality improvement, and professional development
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited AGACNP or PA program with current national certification
- Current BLS and ACLS
- Minimum one year of APP experience in an ICU
- CVICU, CICU, cardiothoracic critical care, LVAD, ECMO, and advanced procedural experience preferred
Schedule & Benefits
13-hour day and night shifts. Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, CME, licensing and certification reimbursement, retirement benefits, malpractice coverage, and PSLF eligibility.
Professional development includes weekly didactics, journal club, teaching, mentorship, quality improvement, and leadership opportunities.
Join a nationally recognized cardiovascular program and care for some of the region’s most complex patients while advancing your expertise in high-acuity critical care.
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.