APP - Specialty Care - Conventional

Overview

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina and South Carolina. We invite experienced Cardiology APPs to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds, and progressive visionaries together at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute team with Atrium Health – Lake Norman in Huntersville, NC.

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Lake Norman is seeking a full-time Cardiology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide quality care to the patients we serve in the Lake Norman community. This Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be part of an established team of specialized cardiology Physicians and APPs.

Position Details:

• Shifts: Mon-Fri Day shift, occasional weekends and/or holidays may be required
• Team-based care comprised of specialized cardiology MDs and APPs
• Work independently in the hospital and perform care under the supervision of a physician to all patients on the cardiology services
• Areas of clinical work include but are not limited to medicine/surgical floors, cardiovascular telemetry unit, ICU, and Emergency Department.
• Evaluate new patients, consults, and established patients from the ER and on the cardiovascular service as well as diagnose, treat and manage common conditions in the cardiovascular population
• Perform an appropriate history and physical exam, write emergent progress notes, assess and prepare patient workups, and follow core measures for documentation including hospital and 3rd party payer requirements and appropriate patient care
• Facilitate and order diagnostic studies including echocardiograms, stress tests, MRIs, CTs, and cardiac catheterization if indicated
• Order appropriate laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explained necessity, preparation, and risks and benefits of scheduled diagnostics and therapeutic procedures to the patient and family

Ideal Candidate:

• At least 2 years of experience in cardiology working as an APP
• Ability to function independently in hospital setting
• Critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Effective communication (written and verbal)
• Willingness to collaborate closely with clinical team
• Current on best practice and standards of care
• Displays self-initiative to learn

Position Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program. Current license to practice as a NP or PA in North Carolina. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
• BLS/ACLS Certified.
• Nurse practitioners are required to have Acute Care Certification
• Physician Assistants with certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants required.
• 1+ years of experience as a provider in an acute care setting required
• Maintain ACLS and BLS certification as well as all licenses and certifications as mandated by the Hospital Credentialing Committee

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.