Inpatient Medical - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant | Heart Failure | Full-Time | Augusta

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Augusta, GA

23h

About The Position

Piedmont Heart Institute is recruiting a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Acute Care Services team at Piedmont Augusta Hospital. This full-time position supports the Advanced Heart Failure Center, a growing program that provides comprehensive advanced heart failure care in inpatient and outpatient settings. The provider will work collaboratively with physicians and other cardiology advanced practice providers as part of Piedmont Heart Institute, which offers a broad range of cardiovascular services, including electrophysiology, transplant, advanced heart failure, critical care, interventional, surgical, and research services.

Requirements

For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: graduate from an accredited school of nursing, hold a current Georgia Advanced Practice Nursing license, and have a master's degree in nursing.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program and hold a current license from the Georgia State Composite Board.
ACLS certification upon hire.
BCLS (Basic Life Support) certification upon hire.
For Physician Assistants: Georgia Physician Assistant license and updated NCCPA certification, required upon hire.
For Nurse Practitioners: Georgia Advanced Practice Nursing license as an ACNP or FNP, required upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assist in the evaluation and treatment of cardiology patients in an inpatient setting.
Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record data in patient records.
Write progress notes, consults, admissions, and discharge summaries.
Prepare patient workups.
Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as part of direct patient care.
Work collaboratively with physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers.