NP/PA, Cardiology Hospitalist

Purpose of Position

The NP/PA will work with the Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine Service within the Cardiovascular Division of the Department of Medicine. This NP/PA will assist the attending cardiologists in all areas of patient care in the Cardiovascular Medicine Service. Rotation and call schedules will be determined by patient need and may include both nighttime on-call responsibilities and weekend coverage.

Description

• Will provide Cardiology services as required for patients at the Hospital, all without regard to source of payment.
• All such Services shall be performed consistent with all applicable legal requirements and in a professional and cooperative manner.
• Aid in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Cardiology and related services provided at the Hospital.
• Responsible for obtaining and coordinating the following general items: history and physical, laboratory results, charting of clinical findings, admissions orders, nursing instructions and other required elements.
• Works closely and cooperatively with the Hospital and the Cardiologists and other providers on the Hospital’s Medical Staff in clinically integrating the Hospital’s Cardiology service line across inpatient and outpatient settings as well as across all Hospital sites and otherwise within the Cape Cod Healthcare system.
• Returns calls to patients and Hospital personnel on a timely basis.
• Placed timely calls to patients and Hospital personnel as needed for ancillary test results, to order follow-up tests, and/or to initiate treatment orders, etc.
• Provides Night-time and/or weekend coverage Hospital Rounds as determined by the Cardiology team and based on patient needs and demands.
• Required to be immediately available to nurses and other Hospital staff for questions and problems relating to patients during the course of their Hospital treatment (whether inpatient or outpatient) as well as on admission and discharge related matters.
• Aid as a family liaison.

Career Development

• Must complete 100 hours of continuing medical education necessary during each 2-year period of employment to maintain his/her PE certification Status.
• Must pass a National PE re-certification exam every six years.
• The PE is to be ACLS provider and is to be re-certified every two years.
• Attends internal and external education meetings and read appropriate professional journals in order to maintain and enhance skills and clinical competence.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience/TRAINING (NP): Master's Degree, Current BLSC, Current ACLS, Massachusetts Nursing License, US Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners, Three to five years’ cardiovascular service-line experience, preferred.
• Education/Experience/TRAINING (PA): Master's Degree, Current BLSC, Current ACLS, Must be a graduate of a graduate of a 2-year level program approved by the AMA Board of Approval and Certification of PA Programs, US Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners, Active certification from NCCPA; National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, preferred, Three to five years’ experience, preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises medical students (MD and/or physician assistant) who do clinical rotations in the Cardiology Department as directed by the attending physician.
• Teaches students, house staff, nurses, technicians and cardiology fellows as instructed by the attending physician, particularly with regard to the evaluation, treatment and longitudinal care of patients with cardiovascular disease.

Schedule Details

• Full-Time, 4-Days per week, Day Shifts, Occasional Weekends, Rotating Holidays - Interventional Service Line Coverage per Operational Needs.

Organization

Cape Cod Hospital

Primary Location

Massachusetts-Hyannis

Department

CCH-PH-Cardiology Hospitalists

Annual/Hourly

Annual - Based on Full Time Employment Hiring Pay Range: 152664 - 168402