Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, NY is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) to join our Endovascular Center. The PA/NP will assess patients in clinic, collaborate with physicians to implement treatment plans, and help grow patient volume and referrals.

You will educate patients and families about conditions and options, coordinate pre- and post-procedural testing, and participate in weekly care coordination meetings across CUIMC sites, including offsite clinics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree from an accredited PA program or Master’s in Nursing with 1-2 years of related experience.
• Current NY State PA or NP license and board certification.
• Eligible for BCLS, ACLS, DEA, and NPI certifications.
• Prior interventional cardiology experience.

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.

Skills

Interventional cardiology experience

Wound care experience

Bilingual (Spanish) helpful

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree (PA) or Master’s in Nursing

New York State PA or NP license

PA/NP board certification

Job description

• Salary Range: $155,000 to $165,000 Annual

Grade 105

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

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.