Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine

The inpatient APP provider is adept at evaluating and managing acutely ill adult patients in the PCU hospital setting. The inpatient role requires timely assessment and intervention in urgent and emergent situations. Provision of care includes but is not limited to: comprehensive physical assessment; ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests; management of chronic and acute medical conditions; prescribing medications and treatments;

and counseling for health promotion and disease prevention. Patient and family education about disease process, post hospital follow up care plan and health promotion is an important part of this role.

Inpatient Cardiology consists of multiple service lines that the APP would work on caring for patient subsets with diagnoses including: arrhythmias, circulatory failure, pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, ischemic disease, structural abnormalities and comprehensive cardiology. The APP hospital based provider will work collaboratively with consultants, cardiology fellows, other APP staff members as well as clinical assistants, nurses. Our services are covered 24/7 by APP staff, with additional compensation for evenings, nights and weekends.

There are opportunities for professional growth with possibilities in working with leadership in, projects, committee work, and development of presentations for the group. Our group respects Mayo’s three shields and empowers our staff to participate in education, research, quality and high level patient care. Ideal candidates would have a continual desire to learn and grow as a Cardiology provider.