About this role
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including obtaining health histories, performing physical examinations, and evaluating diagnostic data for patients with structural heart disease.
- Order, review, and interpret diagnostic studies, including laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, and other cardiovascular imaging and testing.
- Evaluate and manage patients throughout the continuum of care, including pre-procedure evaluations, inpatient management, post-procedure follow-up, and treatment planning for structural heart interventions.
- Develop and implement individualized patient management plans, document clinical findings and progress notes, and ensure continuity of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary Structural Heart team.
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medications, procedural expectations, recovery, risk-factor modification, and cardiovascular health maintenance.
- Collaborate with cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate care and optimize patient outcomes. Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program required.
- Current NP or PA license in the state of practice, or eligibility for licensure.
- Cardiology experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of cardiovascular disease management and cardiac patient populations.
- Experience assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients in a cardiology and/or acute care setting.
- Strong clinical judgment and the ability to care for complex cardiac patients.
- Experience working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
- Excellent communication and patient education skills.
- BLS certification required; ACLS preferred.