Cardiology APRN/PA — Heart Failure Specialist

BHS; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to provide expert care for patients with heart failure and complex cardiovascular conditions in the Hospital Outpatient Department.

You will evaluate patients, develop and manage treatment plans, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications, and drive disease management with clinical independence under the KBML collaborative agreement.

Qualifications

• BSN and MSN are required.
• Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• National certification as an APRN.
• Current Kentucky APRN license.
• DEA registration or eligibility and prescriptive authority as required.
• BLS and ACLS certification.
• Prior cardiology/heart failure experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate new patient consultations and follow-up visits for heart failure and advanced cardiovascular disease.
• Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Order, review, and interpret labs, imaging, ECGs, echocardiograms and other studies.
• Initiate, titrate, and optimize GDMT per guidelines.
• Monitor disease progression, therapy effectiveness, and adverse effects.
• Coordinate care with cardiology, primary care, electrophysiology, surgery, pharmacy, home health, and other specialists.
• Educate patients and families on heart failure, medications, diet, and self-management.
• Coordinate transitions of care post-hospitalization to reduce readmissions and improve outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives for heart failure outcomes.

Skills

New patient consultations

History and physical exams

Order and interpret tests

GDMT optimization

Care coordination

Patient education

Transitions of care

Weekend coverage

Education

BSN

MSN

APRN program

National APRN certification

KY APRN license

DEA registration/authority

BLS/ACLS

Job description

Baptist Health is seeking an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to provide expert care for patients with heart failure and complex cardiovascular conditions in the Hospital Outpatient Department.

You will evaluate patients, develop and manage treatment plans, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications, and drive disease management with clinical independence under the KBML collaborative agreement.