Cardiology Physician Assistant

Cardiology Physician Assistant

Position Purpose: Responsible for providing cardiovascular care services, including assessing and managing patients following established standards and practices. Compassionate, high quality cardiovascular care will be met by assuring that the needs of the patients, physicians, and other health care providers are accomplished in a timely and courteous manner. You will join a team of a PAs and an NPs.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Perform comprehensive medical history and complete physical exam in the office and at the one local hospital.
2. Establishes a diagnosis, formulates a plan of care, evaluates the response to the plan, and revises the plan as needed, collaborating with or referring to physicians as needed.
3. Collaborate with cardiologists in managing acute and long-term medical needs of the patient.
4. Order appropriate diagnostic tests, treatments, medications, and referrals.
5. Coordinate discharge and follow-up.
6. Monitor and provide continuity of care between patient visits.
7. Assists with diagnostic studies as required, including nuclear studies, echo-stress, and cardiac stress.
8. Must be registered or certified physician assistant.

This is an exceptional opportunity where you would join a Certified Physician Assistant and two Certified Nurse Practitioner, four invasive-interventionalists and three invasive, non-interventional cardiologists in a premier, active, growing practice that was established in 1976. There is no managed care. The practice has a state-of-the-art nuclear medicine system and echo/ultrasound system and is on an Electronic Health Record. The office is located only one block from the hospital. There are 9 outreach clinics serviced by the cardiologists reaching two-thirds of the State, since 1978. The primary hospital offers two state-of-the-art cath labs and an active open-heart surgery program with two board certified cardio-thoracic surgeons. A benefits plan is offered that includes health insurance for the employee, a retirement plan, and CME reimbursement.