Advanced Practice Provider- Cardiology- Sheboygan

Prevea Health • Sheboygan, WI

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About The Position

Prevea Health is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) for its Cardiology service in Sheboygan. The role works 32 hours per week and provides health care services to patients, families, and groups, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention under the direct supervision and responsibility of physicians. The position collaborates and coordinates with physicians and other health professionals on clinical practice, education, consultation, research, and program development.

The Advanced Practice Provider assesses, evaluates, and manages patients with minor, acute, chronic, and episodic illnesses and injuries, including follow-up examinations when needed. The role reviews patients’ health backgrounds and needs, advises patients and families on health plans and illness prevention, coordinates or refers patients to needed services, communicates follow-up care and test results, and provides health counseling and education. Services may include ordering diagnostic and laboratory tests, prescribing pharmacological agents, and providing other non-pharmacological treatment. The position maintains patient records and documents care in the electronic medical record, while collaborating with physicians and other providers to develop and implement patient care plans.

Requirements

• Graduate of a master's-level nurse practitioner program or an accredited physician assistant program.
• Hold the applicable Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and certification.
• Nurse Practitioner: Wisconsin registered nurse and certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPCB), required upon hire.
• Physician Assistant: Wisconsin licensure as a Physician Assistant and certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant, required upon hire.
• CPR/Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification from an approved program.
• Knowledge of techniques and information required to diagnose and treat human injuries and diseases, including symptoms, treatment options, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care.
• Organizational skills to support timely patient appointments and appropriate follow-up.
• Courteous, service-oriented interactions with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to form work and patient relationships.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet changing demands.
• Ability to handle and process confidential information.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills that foster teamwork.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of work experience in a clinical setting within a health care organization.
• 1 year of Advanced Practice Provider experience in Cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Assess, evaluate, and manage patients with minor, acute, chronic, and episodic illnesses and injuries, including follow-up examinations when required.
• Review patients’ health backgrounds and determine physiological, emotional, and environmental needs; advise patients and families on future health plans and illness prevention.
• Provide case management and arrange or refer patients to needed services.
• Contact patients for follow-up care or to provide test results, and educate patients and families about health care and follow-up instructions.
• Order appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, prescribe pharmacological agents, and provide other non-pharmacological treatment modalities as appropriate.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting details in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborate with physicians and other providers to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Coordinate and collaborate with physicians and other health professionals regarding clinical practice, education, consultation, research, and program development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level