Advanced Practice Provider​/Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant: Electrophysiology

Overview

Status: Full-Time

At Virginia Heart, we are looking for an experienced Electrophysiology Advanced Practice Provider (EP APP) who will provide patient care on both an inpatient and outpatient basis under the supervision of physicians. The APP will participate in clinical assessment, planning of care, treatment of cardiac patients, and will participate in research and quality assurance activities to improve continuity of care and advance Virginia Heart practices.

Alexandria, VA

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
• Paid Vacation upon eligibility
• Paid Sick Leave
• CME allowance
• Annual Merit-Based increases
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discount Programs
• Quarterly Employee Appreciation events

• Obtains medical history and performs physical examinations
• Performs clinical assessments and develops treatment plans
• Initiates, monitors, and adjusts medications in accordance with the EP APP/APP Practice Agreement
• Manages patients with complex cardiovascular diseases
• Orders and evaluates laboratory, diagnostic, and radiographic tests
• Completes medical records and billing at the end of each day
• Performs interrogation and appropriate reprogramming of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)
• Coordinates care with rounding EP physicians or office-based EP physicians
• Provides education to patients and family members
• Provides pre- and post-procedural education for electro physiologic procedures
• Coordinates care between other physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary providers
• Makes appropriate referrals to other interdisciplinary providers
• Refer to Virginia Heart Programs:
  Heart Failure Program, Research Program, Sleep Program
• Acts as liaison for the physician in communicating with patients and family members
• May need to see general cardiology patients in the office and assist with weekend hospital rounding as per practice needs
• Hospital-specific duties: daily hospital rounds, coordinate daily rounding with EP physicians, serve as point of contact for in-hospital EP issues, maintain hospital lists and billing, coordinate inpatient EP procedures and discharge education
• Office-specific duties: maintain a schedule of approximately 15 patients per day; on-site EP Physician for consultation; patient visits include pre/post-procedure visits, antiarrhythmic monitoring, urgent symptom calls, CIED interrogation and remote monitoring, walk-ins, and other routine EP follow-ups

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Associate Program (Master’s level preferred)
• NP Credentialed by the ANCC or PA certified by NCCPA
• BLS/CPR and ACLS certified
• Licensed in State of Virginia

• Experience in Electrophysiology preferred;
  Cardiology experience recommended for an APP
• IBHRE Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) – recommended
• IBHRE Certified Electrophysiology Specialist (CEPS) – recommended
• Attend CME in accordance with EP APP/APP manual