Job Description

Job Title: Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Renders professional, collaborative care to adult patients under the direction of a member of the medical staff and in accordance with the healthcare practitioner’s treatment plan, standards of care, and the professional code of ethics.

The NP or PA is committed to promoting the health potential of the whole person and assuring optimal care through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. Demonstrates ability to delegate appropriately and direct staff in the coordination and delivery of care; assumes accountability for the appropriate utilization of resources; demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with others in communication and problem solving; is sensitive to the needs of patients, families, physicians, and coworkers. Assumes personal accountability for organizational mission, core and share values.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments

• Ensures safe, high-quality patient care

• Proactively identifies complications and communicates findings

• Outpatient clinic

• Inpatient rounding and consults

• Stress testing (echo, exercise, nuclear, and dobutamine)

• Tilt Table testing supervision

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must have two years of experience working as an NP or PA in the related field

• Master’s degree in nursing; graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, or completion of PA program

• Unrestricted APN or PA License in Colorado (DORA)

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license

• Current BLS and ACLS certifications issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), with cards in hand before start date

Skills

• General health care and cardiovascular patient assessment and exam skills

• Ability to function independently

• Stress Testing experience

• Device Interrogations experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents

• Employer-paid basic life coverage with buy-up coverage options

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care and dependent care

• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (Colorado FAMLI), Paid Sick/Bereavement Leave under Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), and leaves of absence

• Tuition Assistance Available

• Retirement Plan 401(a)

• Retirement Plan 403(b) with employer matching contributions

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee discount on Valley View Medical Services

• Employee voluntary benefits such as discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, corporate ski passes, free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View employee(s)

• Free use of Sunlight and Aspen SkiCo day passes, based on availability

Skills and Certifications

• Does this candidate have at least 2 years of specific Cardiology NP Outpatient experience?

• Does this candidate have experience with Stress Testing?

• Does this candidate have Device Interrogations experience?

Ideal Candidate
Experience Cardiology NP or PA candidate, looking to build and support a high-volume clinic performing heart procedures not offered on the Western slope of Colorado.