NP or PA - Cardiology Inpatient Consult - MGH

Job Summary

This is a full-time position with a schedule of four 10-hour shifts, with some weekend and holiday responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of cardiology APP experience.

The APP is a licensed provider responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.
• This role is a Cardiology consultant role, responsible for seeing urgent and non urgent consult requests throughout the hospital.
• The APP will work alongside a Cardiology Attending to assess the patient, determine the diagnostics required and to interpret the results, then communicate the plan of care effectively with the primary team.
• This role includes weekday/weekend responsibilities with occasional holiday coverage.

Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree required. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.

Licenses and Credentials: Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required. Nurse Practitioner Certification.

Experience: Experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

Shifts

This role includes weekday/weekend responsibilities with occasional holiday coverage. Day shift only, no overnights. Weekly hours would be four ten hour shifts.