Physician Asst S or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology - Inpatient

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to support the Advanced Heart Failure Service in the inpatient setting, focusing on GDMT optimization, patient education, and care coordination.

The APP will collaborate with heart failure cardiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses to manage LVADs, transplant evaluations, and complex heart failure.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• National certification appropriate to specialty.
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required.
• BLS certification required; ACLS certification required or obtained within designated timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including history, physical examination, and cardiovascular evaluation.
• Diagnose, manage, and monitor advanced heart failure with GDMT optimization.
• Initiate and titrate guideline-directed medical therapy per guidelines.
• Manage LVAD patients and assist in heart transplant evaluation processes.
• Order, interpret, and act on diagnostics including labs, ECGs, echo, and imaging.
• Coordinate inpatient rounding, transitions of care, and multidisciplinary care.
• Provide education and counseling to patients and families about disease and therapy.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Patient education

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in NP/PA program

Job description

Job Requirements

The Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for the Advanced Heart Failure Service provides comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients with advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support devices, cardiogenic shock, and heart transplant needs. Working collaboratively with heart failure cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, pharmacists, nurses, and multidisciplinary team members, the APP manages patients across the continuum of care in the inpatient setting, focusing on optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy, patient education, care coordination, and improved clinical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including detailed history, physical examination, and evaluation of cardiovascular status.
• Diagnose, manage, and monitor patients with advanced heart failure, reduced and preserved ejection fraction heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathies, and cardiogenic shock.
• Initiate, titrate, and optimize guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in accordance with current clinical guidelines.
• Manage patients with mechanical circulatory support devices, including left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and provide support for heart transplant evaluation and follow-up.
• Order, interpret, and act upon diagnostic studies, including laboratory testing, ECGs, echocardiograms, hemodynamic monitoring, and cardiac imaging.
• Participate in inpatient rounding, consultation services, and transitions of care planning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care involving cardiology, cardiac surgery, palliative care, social work, rehabilitation, and community providers.
• Provide education and counseling to patients and families regarding disease progression, treatment options, medication adherence, lifestyle modifications, transplant, and LVAD therapies.
• Facilitate timely outpatient follow-up, symptom management, and prevention of avoidable hospital readmissions.
• Document clinical encounters and treatment plans in the electronic medical record in accordance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, research activities, and program development efforts for advanced heart failure services.

Work Experience

• Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• National certification appropriate to specialty.
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required.
• BLS certification required; ACLS certification required or obtained within designated timeframe.
• Experience in cardiology, heart failure, critical care, or cardiovascular medicine preferred.

Benefits

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