Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiology
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiology
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$ 105000 - 135000
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Job Description
Summary
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
General Summary
This position provides patient care for adult patients in the outpatient Cardiology Clinic setting with a focus on general cardiology. Additional scope and responsibilities may include advanced heart failure pulmonary hypertension and preventative cardiology.
Full time 1.0 FTE position
Expectations include 32 hours of patient facing clinic time per week and 8 hours per week of non-patient facing time allocated for administrative tasks associated with provision of clinical care.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provides care for adult patients in the Department of Medicine cardiology clinics with a focus on general cardiology.
- Additional scope and responsibilities may include advanced heart failure pulmonary hypertension and preventative cardiology.
- Performs new and follow-up visits gathering data from initial evaluation develops and documents an assessment and plan of care.
- Monitors progress of assigned patients and revises orders and care plans as needed. Identifies problems that may need special attention or more acute care. Refers for testing and specialty consultation as indicated.
- Generates progress notes with each outpatient visit. Maintains communication with referring providers.
- Assists medical team in determining a home care plan for patient and provides appropriate care.
- Makes professional contributions to the Department and Division through engagement in committees research projects or other scholarly work.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
- Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
- Ethics: Practices ethically; demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity worth and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare consumers rights to informed decision-making and self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of healthcare consumers and their data and information.
- Evidence-based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice; Articulates the values of research and its application relative to the healthcare setting; identifies questions in the healthcare setting and practice; uses current evidence-based knowledge including research findings to guide practice; incorporates evidence when initiating change in practice.
- Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
- Professional Development: Actively identifies learning opportunities to support APP competencies; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill to enhance contribution to the organization.
- Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality clinical practice: Ensures practice is safe effective efficient equitable timely and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to improve safety effectiveness efficiency equitability timeliness and patient centeredness; recommends strategies to improve quality and safety.
Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None
Travel
Travel between NJH sites of practice for APPs as needed.
Core Values
- Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
- Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
- Be well groomed appropriate for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
- Comply with all departmental and institutional policies the Employee Handbook Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
- Foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
- Adhere to safe working practices and follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
- Wear appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate compliance with all state federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Graduate degree from an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program required.
- Work Experience: 1 year of recent and related experience as an Advanced Practice Provider preferred.
- Special Training Certification or Licensure: Colorado PA license or APRN license and prescriptive authority. DEA Registration. PA or NP certification by a national certifying body. Current CPR/BLS certification is required. ACLS or PALS certification if applicable for specific practice area.
Salary Range:$105000 - $135000
Benefits
At National Jewish Health we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind we have designed a valuable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage:Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
- Paid Time Off:Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days and six paid holidays all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
- Dental & Vision Plans:Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
- Retirement Savings:403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
- Wellness Incentives:Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
- Tuition Reimbursement:Up to $5250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
- Child Care Assistance:Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
- Loan Forgiveness:Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
- Disability & Life Insurance:Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
- Voluntary Benefits:Full suite of coverage options such as Accident Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
- Exclusive Discounts:Savings on local services insurance and RTD bus passes.
Application Deadline:This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
Employment Type
Full-Time
