Job Summary:
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic seeks a fulltime, energetic Nurse Practitioner needed for a busy Cardiology Practice. The NP will be supporting a particular Cardiologist on the north side of town. Primary Focus is centered on responsibilities within the hospital & outpatient clinic setting. In addition, other duties assigned may and can include: clinic office evaluations, virtual visit assessments and office call reports.
Qualified candidates must be available Monday – Friday between the hours of 8a-5p; call may be required in special circumstances.
Key Functions
- Uses critical thinking to manage care of cardiac patients as directed by the physician in both the hospital and clinic settings
- Performs and documents physical exams and interviews as well as the plan of care as decided by the physician
- Discusses relevant findings with the physician.
- Ensures appropriate medications and follow-up are ordered and scheduled.
- Educates patients and their family about cardiac and medical issues, outcomes, the role of the caregiver, and medication management.
Hospital Responsibilities
- Serve as physician extender in the hospital & outpatient clinic setting
- Participate in discharge planning as directed by the physician
- Start & complete discharge process in hospital’s medical record for KSC Cardiology inpatients as directed by the physician
- Participate in daily physician rounds and follow up on KSC cardiology patients as directed by the physician
- Assist in the completion of procedure documentation as needed for diagnostic and interventional procedures as directed by the physician
- Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations
Cardiology Clinic Responsibilities:
- Serve as physician extender in the clinic setting
- Evaluate patients in the clinic setting
- Document evaluations in a timely manner
- Order medications and tests as per guidelines and protocols
- Follow-up on tests and consults
- Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
- Coordinate referrals/consults
- Handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters and surgical risk assessments as needed within scope of practice and as directed by the supervising physician
- Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations from the clinical provider perspective
- Substitutes for other department extenders as needed, which will take priority to other duties, both inpatient and outpatient
Experience:
- Required:
- Minimum 3 years general PA experience.
- Preferred:
- Previous EPIC experience
- Strong computer skills
License and Certification:
Required: All of the following:
Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR), Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) have or obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of date of hire.
Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts H-1B Visas
