Hiring Range:
$61.34 - $160,763.20
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
UMass Memorial Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and experienced Per Diem Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Cardiac Catheterization Lab team. This APP will play a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient care for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures. This is a per diem/as needed position. The schedule would be 10-hour shifts (7am-5pm)
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct pre-procedure evaluations through phone interviews, including comprehensive history taking, medication reconciliation, and patient education.
Perform detailed chart reviews to assess patient readiness and identify clinical concerns prior to cardiac catheterization procedures.
Collaborate closely with interventional cardiologists, nursing staff, and procedural teams to optimize patient care and procedural planning.
Provide vascular access (arterial and/or venous) for patients undergoing procedures in the CATH lab, in accordance with scope of practice and institutional protocols.
Document all assessments, interventions, and communications in the Epic electronic medical record system.
Participate quality improvement initiatives and ongoing education to support best practices in cardiovascular care.
Assist with post-procedure care coordination.
Qualifications:
Masters degree
Graduate of approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program with certification.
BLS and ACLS certification required.
APP experience in cardiology, particularly in the Cath lab, critical care or procedural medicine preferred.
Proficiency in vascular access techniques strongly preferred.
Strong communication, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
Experience with Epic EMR is a plus.
How to Apply:
Should you have any questions regarding the position or issues submitting an application through Workday, please feel free to reach out to: Jessica Merlo, Provider Recruiter – Jessica.Merlo@umassmemorial.org
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
The flagship member of the UMass Memorial Health system, UMass Memorial Medical Center is the trusted academic medical center of central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of the UMass Chen Medical School. With over 800 beds (including bassinets) and 7,500 caregivers, UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring the health and wellbeing of our communities across Central Massachusetts. From delivering around the clock lifesaving care to persevering through a pandemic, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to deliver breakthrough medicine. To make life better for those we serve. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity, and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing. UMass Memorial Medical Center includes three campuses located in Worcester, MA:
• Hahnemann Campus
• Memorial Campus
• University Campus
With the latest medical technology and support services, we are the tertiary care referral center for central and western Massachusetts. In addition to being the premier source of academic and clinical excellence in primary care, our care teams feature highly trained specialists who are nationally acclaimed for their expertise and leadership in areas such as:
• Cardiovascular care
• Neurosciences, including the region’s only Joint Commission accredited comprehensive
stroke center
• Orthopedics
• Hematology/oncology
• Liver and kidney transplantation
• Children’s services, as part of the region’s only Children’s Medical Center
• Women’s services
• Pediatric newborn medicine and the region’s only level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Trauma/emergency medicine and the region’s only designated level I trauma center
• Life Flight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance
Comprehensive, Award Winning Care in Central Massachusetts
