Advanced Practice Provider

Jefferson Health Plans

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider (APP)—typically a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant—diagnoses and treats cardiac conditions, manages medication regimens, orders diagnostics like ECGs/echocardiograms, and provides patient education in inpatient or outpatient settings. They collaborate with cardiologists, often serving as primary care providers for chronic cardiac patients.

Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or Physician Assistant Studies.
• Licensure: Valid NP or PA state license, with national board certification (e.g., AANP, ANCC, NCCPA).
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Skills: Strong diagnostic, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to work autonomously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience: Previous experience in cardiology or critical care is preferred but not always required for all roles.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Care: Perform comprehensive cardiovascular examinations, evaluate, and treat acute and chronic cardiac conditions (e.g., heart failure, arrhythmias).
• Diagnostics: Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic testing, including ECGs, stress tests, and echocardiograms.
• Management: Develop individualized treatment plans, prescribe medications, and monitor patient progress.
• Procedures: Assist with or perform, depending on certification, procedures such as cardiac catheterizations, device management (CIEDs), and stress testing.
• Collaboration: Work within a multidisciplinary team, providing education to patients and families.
• Documentation: Thoroughly document encounters in electronic medical records (EMR).

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

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