Cardiac Specialty Outpatient - Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Atlanta

Overview

Cardiac Specialty Outpatient - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Atlanta. Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the team in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a full-time position. The Advanced Practice Provider in this role will also provide ambulatory coverage Monday-Friday.

• Ambulatory and inpatient care responsibilities include, but are not limited to: assesses patient and performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (including stress testing) to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems; prescribes necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Takes patient histories, conducts physical examinations, writes progress notes, prepares patient workups and summaries, history and physicals, and consultation notes noting pertinent positive and negative findings; obtains psychosocial history relevant to patient care and develops therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explains necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient, the patient’s family, and staff.
• Monitors patient progress, reports progress to supervising physician, maintains records of each patient’s progress, and consults with the supervising physician when progress does not meet anticipated criteria.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
• 401k package
• CME allowance

Minimum Requirements:

• PA: Graduate of a Physician Assistant program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board
• NP: Graduate from a school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Master’s degree in Nursing

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care