Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiology

Iapasociety; Billings, Northern (MT, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with loan/bon

Starting bonus or loan assistance

Magnet recognition

Mayo Clinic Care Network member

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Billings Clinic invites applications for a Cardiology APP opportunity at its Montana Comprehensive Cardiac Center in Billings. The role supports the cardiology team as a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, under physician supervision.

Responsibilities include patient exams, diagnostic testing, therapeutic procedures, and ongoing care plan management. Competitive compensation, with starting bonus or loan assistance, and excellent benefits accompany this full-time position.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program.
• Current NCCPA Board Certification/License as Physician Assistant or current Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Approved to practice as a physician assistant in Montana or Wyoming by Board of Medical Examiners or as a Nurse Practitioner in MT/WY.

Responsibilities

• Examinations and comprehensive physicals; compile medical history and test results.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and differentiate normal vs abnormal findings.
• Perform therapeutic procedures within licensure and supervise physician oversight as needed.
• Develop and monitor patient care plans; document progress and ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnostics interpretation

Injections and procedures

Team-based care

Education

PA program and RN/NP pathway

NCCPA/Board Certification

Montana/Wyoming license eligibility

Accredited NP/PA program

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.