PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CARDIOLOGY SERVICES FULL TIME DAYS

Physician Assistant Cardiology Services Full Time Days

Join Our Team at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center !

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Physician Assistant.

Job Duties

• Completes assessments including history and physical, medication reconciliation, problem list and develops a plan of care.
• Performs assessment and plans for ongoing treatment for patients in the service.
• Orders lab and diagnostic tests for patients as appropriate to formulate diagnosis, develop treatment plans.
• Supports cardiac procedures such as stress testing
• Reviews results of lab and diagnostic tests and makes adjustment to the treatment plan accordingly.
• Prescribes medication appropriate for the condition.
• Provides treatment appropriate for the condition i.e.: wound care, respiratory treatments, basic emergency treatments.
• Plans a response for follow-up for patients with abnormal tests results and intervenes with patient according to medical center policy and procedure.
• Follow up care post hospital discharge or procedures.
• Refers to specialist, collaborates with care team for follow up care.
• Assures all entries to the medical record, paper or electronic, are appropriate, timed, dated, signed and legible.
• Promotes throughput for the service by achieving and maintaining medical center expectations for productivity.
• Provides patient education and feedback to promote health and wellness.
• Adheres to all medical center policies and procedures and bylaws of the medical staff.
• Participates in department performance improvement initiatives, collects and aggregates data as needed, works with leadership to develop a plan of correction.
• Fosters and promotes teamwork with other staff members of the service. Communicates pertinent information to the supervisor of the service.
• Performs comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and mental examinations, including developmental and functional status determination.
• Perform and interpret EKG as part of patient evaluation.
• Participate in device clinic and rhythm management
• Interprets x-rays, with assistance from physicians, to formulate diagnosis.
• Interprets lab values with order to correct abnormalities.
• Evaluate consultations and make concise case presentations to physicians, differentiating normal from abnormal findings and suggest differential and presumptive diagnosis.
• Develops a prioritized comprehensive problem list.
• Documents in the patient's record all pertinent patient interactions and care.
• Provides discharge instructions with prescriptions given and follow-up visits arranged.
• Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts to improve clinical practice.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center's Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center's Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, and pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.
• Other Duties Participates in continuing education activities; attends scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues. Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

Position Qualifications Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program National certificate as a physician Assistant through NCCPA Valid NJ PA license required Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal communication skills. Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Education Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program (Master's level). BLS and ACLS certifications required.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range $165,900 annually

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally, we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.

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