Cardiology NP/PA: Impactful Care, Day Shift, MT

NPACE; Billings (MT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Billings Clinic seeks a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Cardiology department at Montana’s Comprehensive Cardiac Center. You will perform exams, order tests, administer procedures, and help develop patient care plans under physician supervision.

Applicants should be graduates of an accredited PA or NP program with active certification and MT/WY licensure eligibility. This is a full-time role at Billings Clinic, offering excellent benefits and a physician-led

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program.
• Current NCCPA certification/licensure as PA.
• Approved to practice as PA in Montana or Wyoming.
• For NP track: graduate of accredited NP program and board-certified NP.
• Montana/Wyoming APRN license eligibility and RN license as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Under physician supervision, provide general medical care and health care services.
• Examine patients and perform comprehensive physical examinations.
• Order or administer diagnostic tests and interpret results.
• Perform therapeutic procedures within licensure scope (injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care).
• Develop and monitor patient care plans; document progress; coordinate with supervising physician.

Education

Physician assistant program (accredited)

NCCPA certification/licensure

Montana/Wyoming practice eligibility (PA)

Nurse Practitioner (NP) credentials (alternative track)

NP certification (state licensure)

RN license (Montana/Wyoming) (APN track)

Job description

Cardiology APP Opportunity at Montana’s Comprehensive Cardiac Center

Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiology

CARDIOLOGY (Billings, Montana - Main Campus)


The region’s largest independent health care system serves Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas. Enjoy big city medicine and an active Rocky Mountain lifestyle. Billings is the biggest city in Montana and offers an ideal mix of city amenities and rural charm, with immediate access to the outdoors.

• ACC-designated HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence
• Competitive Compensation with starting bonus or loan assistance and excellent benefits
• Montana-based, not-for-profit organization
• Region’s tertiary referral center with 80+ specialties and level I trauma center
• Magnet® recognized for Nursing Excellence since 2006
• Member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network
• Montana ranked as #1 Best State to Practice Medicine” – WalletHub 2026
• Billings ranked in the “Top 100 Best Places to Live in America” – Livability 2026
  
  

Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE

Under clinical supervision of a physician and direct supervision of the Manager/Director, the Physician Assistant provides general medical care, treatment and health care services to patients within the scope of their licensure and expertise level of the supervising physician.


Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with the mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic and department/service.
• Examines patients and performs comprehensive physical examination, compiles patient medical data including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, laboratory, and other ancillary services as appropriate and differentiates between normal and abnormal information contained in the test results. (Patient Care, Testing Diagnostic Tests)
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care and managing infections within the scope of their licensure and the expertise level of the supervising physician. (Patient Care, Procedures, Midlevel Scope of Practice)
• Formulates diagnosis of medical problem, develops, implements and monitors patient care plans, records progress notes and assists in the provision of continuity of care; conferring with the supervising physician as necessary and/or appropriate. (Patient Care, Treatment plan, Patient Care Plan)
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

*** Experience preferred

Education for Physician Assistants

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program
• Current National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants (NCCPA) Board Certification/License as Physician Assistant
• Approved to practice as a physician assistant in Montana or Wyoming by Board of Medical Examiners
  
  

Education for Nurse Practitioners

• Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program
• Current Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner with a current Montana and/or Wyoming Board of Nursing License as an advance practice nurse
• Current Montana and/or Wyoming license as a Registered Nurse as appropriate to service area

Contact Cody Halverson, APP and CRNA Recruiter, at [e-mail] with any questions or to apply.