Mark Jacobs

Dedicated and experienced Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Physician's Assistant committed to excellence in patient care. Proficient in all phases of patient care, including surgery (EVH, 1st assist), patient management and rounding in the ICU and telemetry floor, line placement and office clinic.

CVT Surgery locums assignment at Palmcareers Health Resources (2025-09 – 2025-10)

CVT Surgery Clinic at FCPP (First Choice Physician Practice) (2024-06 – 2025-06)

Managing post op patients

CVT Surgery locum tenens assignment at Curative Talent (2023-06 – 2023-07)

CVT Surgery locum tenens assignment at CentraCare St Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud MN. Primarily first and second assisting in OR.

CVT Surgery/CV Department at Marshfield Clinic (2021-02 – 2023-05)

• Surgery: EVH and open saphenous vein harvest. 1st and 2nd assist on a variety of cardiac cases and thoracic cases including Robotic assisted procedures. TAVRs one day/wk.
• Patient management on SICU patients and telemetry floor patients. Office Clinic.
• Call one night /wk and one weekend/mo –surgical call and patient management call fielding phone calls on SICU and telemetry floor patients. Line placement as needed. Discharges and consults.
• Transfer to Cardiology/CV Department- 1/8/2023 to 5/19/2023

Locum to permanent CT Surgery opportunity at Locum Tenens.com (2020-01 – 2020-01)

Locum to permanent CT Surgery opportunity through Locum Tenens,Com agency. Cancel after one week due to credentialing delays and COVID 19.

CT Surgery Hospitalist at Barton Associates (2019-07 – 2019-07)

Locum Tenens assignment, employed by Barton Assoc. CT Surgery Hospitalist rounding on telemetry floor patients at UAB Medical Center. 2 week assignment.

Cardiothoracic Surgery PA at East Bay Cardiac Surgery (2018-04 – 2019-01)

• Surgery; EVH and open saphenous vein harvest, 1st and 2nd assist on variety of cardiac cases.
• 1st assist on thorascopies and thoracotomy cases
• Patient management: rounding on patient on telemetry floor, consults, H&Ps, discharges and discharge summaries. Busy TAVR and office clinic.

Cardiovascular Surgery at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital (2016-07 – 2016-08)

• Surgery: EVH and open saphenous vein harvest, 1st assist on variety of cardiac cases. Complete chest closures. Patient management: rounding on patients in ICU and telemetry floor.

Cardiovascular Surgery at St Francis Health Center (2012-12 – 2013-05)

Employment began as locum tenens assignment with CompHealth (12/2012 -03/2013) and transitioned into a permanent full time hire by St. Francis in March 2013.

• Surgery: EVH and open saphenous vein harvest. 1st assist on a variety of cardiac, thoracic and vascular cases. Patient management: rounding on patients in ICU and telemetry floor.

CT Surgery at Kaiser Permanente (2012-06 – 2012-07)

CT Surgery primarily patient management rounding on patients in ICU and floor. Primarily working at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA with Joseph Huh, MD.

Locum tenens assignment - Cardiothoracic Surgery at CompHealth (2011-09 – 2012-05)

Fulltime locum tenens assignment at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, CA. Function as a Cardiothoracic Surgery physician assistant exclusively in the operating room. Busy 6 surgeons group. EVH and open saphenous vein and radial artery harvest. 1st and 2nd assist on variety of cardiac cases

Cardiothoracic Surgery PA at University Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates (2006-08 – 2011-09)

Busy 6 surgeon 1200 cases/yr. Heart Failure program also. Employment began as a locum tenens assignment with CompHealth (August 2006 – Dec. 2012) and transitioned to a permanent full time hire by UCSA.

• Surgery: EVH and open saphenous vein harvest. 1st assist on a variety of cardiothoracic cases, LVADs and heart transplants. Chest closures.
• Patient management rounding on patients in CICU and telemetry floor. Admits, consults H&Ps and discharge summaries. Line placements- dialysis catheters, swan ganz catheters, arterial lines, chest tubes. Office clinic. Surgical and patient management call, 1-2 weeknights and 1-2 weekends/month.

Cardiothoracic Surgery PA at Michael J. delRio, MD (2003-12 – 2005-10)

Small solo practice, 100 cardiac cases/yr.

• Surgery: open vein harvest, 1st and 2nd assist on cardiac and thoracic cases. Patient management rounding on patients in ICU and telemetry floors, Office clinic Call 24/7 for emergent surgery.

Cardiothoracic Surgery PA at Orange County Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons (1999-03 – 2003-12)

• Surgery: Open vein and radial artery harvest, 1st and 2nd assist on variety of Cardiac, vascular and thoracic cases. Patient management: rounding on patients in ICU and telemetry floor rounding, office clinic. Surgical call every third week.

PA Assistant at CVT Surgeons (1994-01 – 1999-02)

Patient care, office clinic, discharge summaries, line placements and patient rounding in ICU and telemetry floors. All phases of patient care.