Cardiology Inpatient - Full Time NP/PA

Atrium Health Enterprise; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Atrium Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Monroe, NC seeks an experienced Cardiology Acute Care NP or PA to join our team. You will provide inpatient care on the cardiology service, work autonomously within a team of MDs and APPs, and participate in day shifts on a 7-on/7-off rotation with holiday coverage.

Ideal candidates hold acute care certification, NC licensure with prescriptive authority, DEA, BLS/ACLS, and 1+ year experience in cardiology.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program.
• Current license to practice as a NP or PA in North Carolina.
• Prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
• BLS/ACLS Certification.

Responsibilities

• Daily rounding and inpatient service triage; manage patient throughput.
• Evaluate new and established patients from ER and cardiology service.
• Perform history and physical exams, document with progress notes.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies (echocardiograms, stress tests, imaging).
• Provide care in emergency situations and respond autonomously as needed.

Skills

Acute Care Certification

Cardiology experience

Strong communication

Education

NP/PA program graduation

NC license to practice

Prescriptive privileges and DEA

BLS/ACLS certification

Job description

If it's possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We invite experienced APPs to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and visionaries together.

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, a part of Atrium Health, is looking for a Cardiology Acute Care NP or PA to join our team. *Sign-On Bonus Eligible*

• This role is an autonomous part of our team-based care model and utilized to top of license and scope on our inpatient general cardiology service.
• The APP will be part of a team of specialized cardiology MDs and APPs.
• The APP will direct in hospital care services and perform medical acts under the supervision of the Service line physician to all patients on the cardiology service including general cardiology, Interventional, and Heart Failure (HF) patients.
• Areas of clinical work include but not limited to medicine/surgical floors, cardiovascular telemetry unit, CVICU, med/surg ICU, Emergency Department, and the cardiovascular OBS unit. The APP is expected to be capable of reacting calmly and effectively in emergency situations and be able to work autonomously as a provider.

CARDIOLOGY AGACNP Or PA

• Responsible for daily rounding as well as inpatient service triage and patient throughput. Evaluating new and established patients from the ER and on the cardiovascular service as well as diagnose, treat, and manage common conditions in the cardiovascular population.
• Perform an appropriate history and physical exam, write emergent progress notes, assess, and prepare patient workups and follows core measures for documentation including hospital and 3rdparty payer requirements and appropriate patient care.
• Facilitate and order diagnostic studies including echocardiograms, stress tests, MRIs, CTs, and cardiac catheterization if indicated.
• Order appropriate laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explained necessity, preparation, and risks and benefits of scheduled diagnostics and therapeutic procedures to the patient and family.
• Has the ability to recognize emergency situations and respond appropriately.
• Participate in evaluations with the primary supervising physician as directed by State laws.
• DAY SHIFT - 7on/7off rotation, holidays required

Position Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program. Current license to practice as a NP or PA in North Carolina. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS/ACLS Certified.
• Nurse practitioners are required to have Acute Care Certification.
• Physician Assistants with certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants required.
  • Maintain ACLS and BLS certification as well as all licenses and certifications as mandated by the Hospital Credentialing Committee.

Ideal Candidate Qualities

• 1+ years of experience as a provider required; experience in Cardiology
• Highly motivated with superb communication and organizational skills with a commitment to provide quality care to the patients we serve in the Greater Charlotte community

About The Practice

• The SHVI Union campus is a 182-bed tertiary care center with subspecialty support located in Monroe, NC with easy access to Uptown Charlotte, South Carolina, shopping, restaurants, and other activities, as well as several other growing suburban and urban areas to live.
• There are approximately 10 physicians and 4 APPs at this location whose subspecialties include:
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Electrophysiology
  • Advanced Imaging

About SHVI

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the Southeast's largest cardiac and vascular programs providing the highest quality care available to patients with cardiovascular disease throughout North and South Carolina. Sanger employs more than 110 physicians and 140 APPs in a network of more than 25 locations to provide the highest quality care available to patients with cardiovascular disease. Sanger has more than 50 years of experience in providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiovascular services, including the region's only heart transplant center and pediatric heart surgery program.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into a culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, and redefine care for all.