Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiology

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $155,000 to $165,000 Annual

Position Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)) will join a team of endovascular specialists in a fast-growing Endovascular Center. The PA/NP will assess patients in clinic to evaluate cardiovascular disease and collaborate with physicians to implement the appropriate treatment plan. The PA/NP will also be instrumental in assisting to develop patient volume, educating potential referring doctors regarding the Center’s capabilities and providing in-service education to clinical providers and extenders. 

Responsibilities

• Perform chart review prior to clinic days and assist in creating a patient summary.
• Examine patients, complete medical history and summarize each patient’s condition to the physician.
• Educate patients and their families on conditions and treatment options including risks.
• Coordinate pre- and post-procedural testing in collaboration with the Endovascular clinical coordinator.
• Review results of pre-and post-procedural testing and communicate results to patients, families, and referring physicians.
• Respond to patient and family inquiries.
• Assist patients in navigating through evaluation, procedure, and post-procedural follow-up.
• See both new patients and follow-up patients in the clinic and in other ambulatory settings, both onsite at CUIMC and offsite at the other clinic locations.
• Address Telemed messages and inquiries from the front desk by the close of each day.
• Participate in weekly coordination of care meetings.
• Help to develop referral pathways and perform outreach to referring clinicians.
• Basic wound care.
• Round on inpatients as needed.
• Perform other activities as defined by patient need.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program or Master’s degree in Nursing, plus one to two years of related experience
• Current New York State PA or NP license
• Current PA or NP board certification
• Eligible for BCLS, ACLS, DEA, and NPI certifications
• Prior interventional cardiology experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Wound care experience is preferred.
• Prior vascular medicine experience is desired.
• Must be able to manage multiple cross-functional communications and process in a timely manner.
• Must have a high degree of professionalism in all communications.
• Experience in managing complex schedules.
• Bilingual (Spanish) helpful but not required.

Other Requirements

• Participation in Medical Surveillance Program:
  • Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
  • Wear N-95 respirator
  • Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
  • Work with known infectious agents or biological toxins where prophylactic vaccination is available
• Must successfully complete compliance and system training requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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