Advanced Practice Provider - Outpatient Electrophysiology

Job Summary

The VCU Pauley Heart Center is expanding access to electrophysiology in the ambulatory setting. The full-time electrophysiology APP will manage acute and chronic cardiac electrophysiology conditions through new patient visits, transitional care access, and chronic disease management follow-up visits.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality medical and/or surgical patient care.
• Coordinates patient care across the continuum of services through the patient’s trajectory of illness.
• Assesses the health status of individuals through health histories, physical examinations, initiating screening, ordering or performing diagnostic tests, providing direct patient care, assisting with surgical procedures, therapeutic intervention, prescribing medication, and counseling patients.
• Makes emergency procedures as needed.
• Documents all pertinent information and data in the patient’s medical record.
• Maintains effective communications about patient care with all members of the health care team to assure care is coordinated.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, communication, and monitoring of the multi-disciplinary plan of care for complex patients.
• Serves as a liaison, translator, and negotiator for staff, patients, and families.
• Shares responsibility for patient education which may include the patient, family members, or other caregivers.
• Participates in the continual assessment and revision of practices and procedures in specialty area.
• Promotes teamwork through effective communication, feedback to team members.
• Recognizes team as integral to individual effectiveness and quality patient outcomes.
• Utilizes current research to develop, implement, and evaluate critical paths and standards of care for identified patient population.
• Contributes to the profession through participation in research, publications, consultation, and/or educational activities.
• Applies clinical judgment in ethical decision making.
• Promotes the use of interdisciplinary collaborative processes to resolve ethical dilemmas.
• Displays the ability to examine patient’s values that impact treatment decision-making preferences.
• Recognizes patient rights as a foundation for ethical decisions.
• Seeks out opportunities for professional growth through organizational affiliations.
• Functions in collaborative relationships with physicians, allied health professionals, and administration.
• Assesses own learning needs and develops and implements a plan for professional growth.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service and workshops.
• Participates in teaching program as needed.
• Participates in continuing education activities to maintain competencies and to meet re-certification requirements.
• Maintain appropriate certification requirements to continue VCUHS privileges.
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCU Health.
• Provides assistance to team members.
• Accepts alternate assignments, as required, graciously.

Essential Job Statements

• Performance Expectation: Clinical & Patient Care Responsibilities
• Performance Expectation: Consultation
• Performance Expectation: Research
• Performance Expectation: Ethical Decision Making Skills
• Performance Expectation: Professional Development
• Performance Expectation: Miscellaneous Responsibilities

Employment Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant Program
• Licensure/Certification: Current Virginia licensure from the appropriate Board as a Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant; Current national certification as appropriate for the role; Credentialing in accordance with medical staff by-laws for specific job titles; Current CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications; Additional certifications, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Pediatric services, may be determined at the department level
• Minimum Qualifications: Years and type of required experience; Previous clinical experience with the population served