Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology
Job no: 537446
Position type: Full Time
Location: Medical Center
Division/Equivalent: Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
School/Unit: Medicine
Categories: Health/Clinical
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit: N/A
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary: N/A
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: $125,000 Annual - $150,000 Annual
Position Summary
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will join a high-volume Cardiology practice, providing care to patients in both the outpatient (Goshen & Port Jervis) and inpatient (Garnet Health Medical Center) settings. The NP will assess patients for cardiovascular disease and collaborate with physicians to implement effective treatment plans.
Responsibilities
- Conduct chart reviews prior to clinic days and assist in creating patient summaries.
- Perform comprehensive patient examinations, record medical histories, and provide concise condition summaries to physicians.
- Participate in rounds at Garnet Health.
- Educate patients and their families on conditions, treatment options, and associated risks.
- Collaborate with the clinical coordinator to coordinate pre- and post-procedural testing.
- Review results of pre- and post-procedural testing and effectively communicate findings to patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Promptly respond to patient and family inquiries.
- Assist patients in navigating the evaluation, procedure, and post-procedural follow-up process.
- See both new and follow-up patients in clinic and other ambulatory settings.
- Contribute to coordination of care meetings.
- Help develop referral pathways and engage in outreach to referring clinicians.
- Conduct rounds on inpatients as necessary.
- Perform other activities as determined by patient needs.
- Perform additional related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus one to two years of cardiology nursing experience
- Hospital experience, preferably in cardiology.
- NCCPA Certification and State Licensure.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Commitment to prioritizing patient care.
- Ability to manage multiple cross-functional communications and processes in a timely manner.
- Exhibits a high degree of professionalism in all communications.
- Experience in managing complex schedules.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is helpful.
Other Requirements
- Participation in the medical surveillance program.
- Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
- Wear N-95 respirator
- Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
- Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements.
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