Advanced Heart Failure PA/NP — LVAD & Transplant Care

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical System invites an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to join the Advanced Heart Failure Service in Baltimore. You will provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients with advanced heart failure, LVADs, and transplant considerations in the inpatient setting.

Working with heart failure cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses, you will optimize guideline-directed medical therapy, educate patients and families, coordinate care, and

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• National certification appropriate to specialty.
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required.
• BLS certification; ACLS required or obtained within designated timeframe.
• Experience in cardiology, heart failure, critical care, or cardiovascular medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including history, physical exam, and cardiovascular status evaluation.
• Diagnose, manage, and monitor advanced heart failure, LVADs, and cardiogenic shock.
• Initiate and optimize GDMT per current guidelines.
• Coordinate inpatient rounds, consultations, and transitions of care planning.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies including labs, ECGs, echocardiograms, and imaging.
• Provide education and counseling to patients and families regarding disease, therapies, and lifestyle.
• Support heart transplant evaluation and follow-up; manage planning and referrals.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and program development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

GDMT optimization

Care coordination

Education & counseling

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in NP/PA program

Tools

EMR proficiency

Job description

University of Maryland Medical System invites an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to join the Advanced Heart Failure Service in Baltimore. You will provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients with advanced heart failure, LVADs, and transplant considerations in the inpatient setting.

Working with heart failure cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses, you will optimize guideline-directed medical therapy, educate patients and families, coordinate care, and