APP Cardiology NP or PA-C - Kalamazoo, MI

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

About The Position

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) – Advanced Cardiac Healthcare, PLC – SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE 📍 Kalamazoo, Michigan About Our Practice We are a well-established and high performing physician-owned private cardiology practice serving the greater Kalamazoo community for over 30 years. Our team supports 13 cardiologists and 8 APPs, and is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care in both outpatient and hospital settings. We pride ourselves on collaborative teamwork, clinical excellence, and strong relationships with our patients. Our main office is in Kalamazoo, with established satellite clinics throughout Southwest Michigan. Position Overview We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our growing cardiology team. The APP will work closely with our cardiologists in managing a diverse cardiovascular patient population. Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interprets laboratory and radiologic tests. Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis. Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice. Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Requirements

Current Michigan NP or PA license
Board certification (ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA)
Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program
Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications
Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place
Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges
Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously
Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.
The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

Nice To Haves

Cardiology experience preferred (new grads with high interest and/or strong cardiology rotations are encouraged and considered)
Subspecialties exposure (Interventional, Structural Heart, EP, and Heart Failure)

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive cardiovascular assessments
Manage acute and chronic cardiac conditions
Hospital rounding and/or outpatient clinic coverage
Patient education and risk factor modification
Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff on care plans
Participate in call rotation
Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interprets laboratory and radiologic tests.
Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis.
Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice.
Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Concurrent Clinical Management
Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care. Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team. This is accomplished by: o Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team o Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures. o Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice.
Utilization Review:
Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting. This is accomplished by: o Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria. o Utilization Management o Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.
Clinical Management
Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support:
Billing
Medical care
Orders
Progress Notes
Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients