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Physician Assistant or RNFA/NP - Cardio Vascular Surgery - Memphis, TN - $10K SOB

Nurse Practitioner Above average in Surgery (NP)No weekendsFull-time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full time · on_site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Tenet Healthcare and the St. Francis Health System are seeking an experienced Cardio Thoracic Surgical / Cardio Vascular Surgical Physician Assistant for our facility in Memphis, TN.. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative group of medical professionals and is a crucial member of the patient experience.

This will be a dynamic role with exposure to both the OR, inpatient, and outpatient elements of Cardiac Surgery. Schedule will be Monday through Friday and based around normal business hours with some call responsibilities.

Since this will be a complex role, an experienced candidate would truly shine here, and previous Vein Harvesting experience would be strongly preferred!

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Continuing medical education (CME) allowance
  • Malpractice insurance

About St. Francis

  • 500 bed hospital, multiple specialties represented, 40 bed ICU with in house coverage 24/7, 200 physician active medical staff, in house hosptilalist group 24/7, robust stroke service, certified chest pain center, 30+ bed ER, second busiest ER in the city with over 80K visits per year, trauma center 15 min. drive from hospital.
  • 2 dedicated locked PSY units totaling about 40 beds (separated by Adult patients and Child/Adol. Patients)
  • Clinical Assessment center on site where patients needing admission present to staffed with nurses and therapists. Call to physicians when admission orders are needed, otherwise handled in clinical assessment center.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

About Memphis

  • 1 large international airport
  • No state income tax, low cost of living, robust economy with FedEx, International Paper Autozone and ServiceMaster.
  • Shelby Farms park, one of the best zoos in the country, rich in culture with a multitude of restaurants and shopping
  • Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball team, Memphis redbirds baseball, newly founded professional soccer team, large universities such as University of Memphis, Rhodes College and Christian Brothers University
  • Live in downtown Memphis or suburbs, all within a 30 min drive of each other with minimal traffic! Excellent private and public school systems.

Memphis is a city on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee, famous for the influential strains of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll that originated there.

Elvis Presley, B. B. King and Johnny Cash recorded albums at the legendary Sun Studio, and Presley’s Graceland mansion is a popular attraction. Other music landmarks include the Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Blues Hall of Fame and Stax Museum of American Soul Music.

Key Responsibilities

This role involves working as a Physician Assistant or RNFA/NP within a Cardio Vascular Surgery setting, participating in the OR, inpatient, and outpatient aspects of patient care. The position requires collaboration with medical professionals and includes some on-call duties.

Requirements

Candidates must be an experienced Physician Assistant, RNFA, or NP seeking a full-time position in Memphis, TN, with previous Vein Harvesting experience being strongly preferred. The role demands experience due to its complex nature across various surgical care settings.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

OR ExposureInpatient CareOutpatient Care

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

3.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Surgery (NP)

  • No weekends
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$142k
Typical market rent
$1,232/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tenet Healthcare

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Dallas, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401k retirement plan
Paid time off
Continuing medical education allowance
Malpractice insurance