APRN/PA-C - Cardiology
Concord Hospital Health System•Laconia, NH
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides specialty and preventive cardiac health care services to an adult population. In collaboration with the attending physician, the provider delivers acute care, including patient admissions, consults, follow-up care, and discharges, and coordinates specialty care and discharge management for acute care patients. The provider also cares for the same population in an office setting.
Requirements
- At least one year of cardiology provider experience.
- ACLS certification.
- For Nurse Practitioners: Master's degree in Advanced Practice Nursing, or four years of formal training or education beyond high school (for example, a bachelor's degree).
- For Physician Assistants: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant certification program.
- For Nurse Practitioners: New Hampshire Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license and DEA license.
- For Physician Assistants: New Hampshire Physician Assistant license and DEA license.
Responsibilities
- Obtain patient health histories and perform physical examinations.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Diagnose acute and chronic medical problems.
- Prescribe and manage medications.
- Provide preventive care, secondary prevention, and patient education according to practice standards.
- Meet the practice or department productivity standard.
- Document care in the medical record.
- Perform and interpret cardiac device evaluations and make appropriate changes to pacemakers, ICDs, and loop recorders.
- Safely perform and interpret stress tests, communicate findings, and arrange appropriate follow-up.
- Maintain professional development.
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Job Type
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