About the position
The SCMG Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for providing Cardiology services in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Provides both inpatient and outpatient care that includes daily rounding, orders, post-op instructions and discharge summaries, clinic consultations and post-operative office visits. The Cardiology team will work in collaboration with other medical specialties to assess and manage patients following established standards and practices. Work schedule: Provider will work a minimum of 40 hours per week with a minimum of 36 hours patient contact time. Duties include a blend of hospital rounding, admitting, discharges and scheduled clinic visits. This includes clinical documentation and all other necessary duties.
Responsibilities
- Examines, diagnoses, and provides a broad scope of treatments for cardiac disease processes.
- Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective, and objective findings.
- Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures.
- Utilizes appropriate risk calculators as a part of assessment for patients and is familiar with new studies, emerging technology and medications beneficial to the patients being treated.
- Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis, and therapeutic plan.
- Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
- Orders appropriate medical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
- Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatments.
- Educates patients regarding health, illness prevention, and healing.
- Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
- Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
- Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration.
- Documents all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
- Participates in SCMG physicians meetings and assists in policy formation for SCMG and Physician's practice.
- Keeps medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity.
- Maintains active privileges at St. Charles Health System hospitals sufficient to permit performance of job duties.
Requirements
- Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant course of study and certification as appropriate to the incumbent's license.
- Unrestricted Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner licensure in the state of Oregon.
- Physician Assistant requires NCCPA certification. Nurse Practitioner requires AANC, NCC or AANP, AMCB certification.
- Unrestricted Federal DEA number registered in Oregon.
- Unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.
- Valid driver's license and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements.
- Current ACLS certification required.
- Experienced in hospital and outpatient practice environments providing care.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.
Nice-to-haves
- Experienced in Cardiology care.
Benefits
- 401k
- health_insurance
- dental_insurance
- vision_insurance
- paid_holidays
- continuing_education
- professional_development
