Cardiac Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Piedmont Atlanta

Piedmont Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Advanced Practice Provider – Heart Failure Full Time – Piedmont Atlanta Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Advanced Heart Failure team at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta, GA. This is a full-time position working mostly 10-hour shifts, rotating in-patient and out-patient management of patients with heart failure, LVAD and heart transplant. This is a great opportunity to be employed by one of the nation’s leading cardiology programs. You will work alongside some of the most respected and highly-trained physicians. The Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Center is one of the top 10 national LVAD (left ventricular assist device) implanting center, helping end-stage heart failure patients maintain or improve organ function. Piedmont Heart Institute has one of two heart transplant programs in Georgia.

Requirements

Master's or Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification --or-- Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification.
Qualified candidates will have 3-5 years of acute care cardiology experience

Nice To Haves

strong Advanced Heart Failure skillsets (transplant, LVAD care experience) preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in an inpatient setting.
Independently manage patients with heart failure in the Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Center.
Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients as direct patient care services are delivered.
Work alongside Physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers in a collaborative team.
This position will largely function on an independent basis; ideal candidates will have experience with limited supervision and work well independently.