Cardiac Acute Care Services - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – Piedmont Athens Regional

Piedmont Healthcare•Athens, GA

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About The Position

Advanced Practice Provider – General Cardiology – Piedmont Athens Regional Piedmont Athens Regional is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to join the team. This is a full-time position and will include a night call, weekend, and holiday rotation. 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. Piedmont Heart Institute provides the full line of cardiovascular services with dedicated electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, critical care, and interventional services.

Requirements

PA: Graduate of a Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board or NP: Graduate from a school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Master’s degree in Nursing

Nice To Haves

Previous cardiology experience as an APP strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct outpatient independent cardiology follow up and new patient clinics and reports progress to a supervising physician.
Establish treatment plans for a wide range of cardiac problems and educates patients on diagnoses and treatment plans.
Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
Explains necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedure(s) to the patient, patient’s family, and staff.
Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in an inpatient setting
Take patient history, conduct physical examinations, and record data in the patient record
Develop treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians and other APPs
Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients
Proctor nuclear stress tests
Work alongside physicians and APPs in a collaborative, team-based environment