APP Cardiology Per Diem Faulkner
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Job Location:
Jamaica Plain, MA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 57 - 81
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
The Cardiovascular Medicine Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner is a core member of the BWFH Department of Medicine and key constituent of the cardiology division and BWFH cardiology inpatient and consult teams. The PA/NP is primarily responsible for serving as the responding clinician for patients on the inpatient cardiology service and for performing inpatient cardiology consults. Candidates for the position should have a strong interest in acute care cardiology and ideally experience and training in clinical cardiology. The cardiology PA/NP will report to the BWFH chief of cardiology but will work very closely with the BWFH cardiology attending physicians to develop all necessary clinical skills in a highly collaborative and supportive environment.
Job Summary
The Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. The APP works closely with the cardiology physicians inpatient physicians and advanced practice professionals residents and nursing staff to develop and coordinate a plan of care designed to meet the physical psychological and social needs of patients and their families. Strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills are required. Knowledge of current literature and a commitment to continued learning are also required. The mission vision and core values of the Brigham and Womens/Faulkner Hospital (BWFH) are incorporated into all areas of practice. The BWFH cardiology PA/NP will also be an integral partner with the other BWFH advanced practice professionals.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.
Qualifications
Education
Masters Degree Physician Assistant required OR
Masters Degree Nursing required
Licenses and Credentials
Massachusetts Physician Assistant required OR
Massachusetts Advanced Practice Registered Nurse required
Experience
Experience as a licensed Advanced Practice Provider 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.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
- Closely collaborate with the cardiology inpatient attending physician to evaluate new and follow-up cardiology admissions and cardiology consults at BWFH
- Participate in daily patient cardiology rounds to monitor patient care and formulate treatment plans in collaboration with the inpatient cardiology attending
- Write initial HP consult and / or daily progress notes
- Follow through on team recommendations for patient management in partnership with nursing staff
- Occasionally assist the cardiology attending physician with supervising cardiology testing and procedures including exercise and pharmacologic stress testing cardioversion and trans-esophageal echocardiograms
- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory testing and other special examinations as requested
- Serve as a resource to the BWFH care teams for patient care issues
- Prepare succinct and accurate sign-out to facilitate the smooth transition of patient care to another cardiology covering APP or physician
Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a 249 - bed non-profit community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900 Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.
At Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers our patients and those we may never meet are at the center of everything we do. If youre looking for more than a career join Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.
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$57.88 - $81.95/HourlyGrade
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