APP) Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure

Inova•Fairfax, VA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is occupied by board certified acute care nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants specifically trained and proficient in providing cardiac services under the direct supervision of Heart Failure, Transplant Cardiologists. The provider in this position will function at the top of their license in the inpatient hospital-based setting in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for inpatient daily rounds, consultations, face-to-face and virtual clinic-based appointments, patient examinations, medication management, and laboratory/radiologic testing and interpretation. The APP will see and treat patients who have advanced systolic heart failure and/or diastolic heart failure from ischemic, nonischemic, infiltrative, structural, congenital or various other cardiomyopathies. The APP, working alongside the MD, will be responsible for evaluating, stabilizing, and treating patients with both acute and chronic disease. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program.
Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Virginia.
Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.
Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required (for Nurse Practitioner).
License to practice as a Registered Nurse required (for Nurse Practitioner).
Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required (for Nurse Practitioner).
Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required.
Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fasted paced, high acuity work environment.
Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment.
VA License

Nice To Haves

ACNP, AGACNP certification preferred based on population served (for Nurse Practitioner).
Master’s Degree preferred (for Physician Assistant).
Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.
APP Cardiology or prior APP heart failure experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive patient care in the inpatient clinical setting.
Provide inpatient coverage at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Perform inpatient daily rounds, consultations, face-to-face and virtual clinic-based appointments, patient examinations, medication management, and laboratory/radiologic testing and interpretation.
Evaluate, stabilize, and treat patients with both acute and chronic advanced heart failure disease.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Robust team member wellness program
Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions for retirement
Up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
Up to $10,000 for student loans
25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person, per year, at no cost for team members, spouses/partners, and children
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules
Remote and hybrid career opportunities