Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Electrophysiology

Location Detail: 863 N. Main St Wallingford (10116)

Main

Location:

Hospital of Central Connecticut and Midstate Medical Center

Other

Location:

Central region offices if necessary

Schedule: Full Time

The Hartford Health Care Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking an Electrophysiology (EP) Advanced Practitioner Provider (APP) to work in a progressive and expanding program utilizing the most advanced, evidence-based science to diagnose, manage and treat complex cardiac arrhythmias. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will work in a unique hybrid role utilizing cardiovascular expertise demonstrating advanced understanding of cardiac electrophysiology, including complex arrhythmias, cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), and cardiac ablations.

Keen ability to interpret ECGs, diagnose and treat cardiac rhythm disorders both in the ambulatory continuum of care clinic and inpatient hospital setting supporting the central region ensuring the highest standards of patient outcome and satisfaction. This role will also include supporting perioperative electrophysiology services.

The advanced practitioner will be responsible for outpatient ECG interpretation, diagnose, manage, and optimizing the treatment of patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias, provide pre-procedure risk stratification for cardiac EP procedures, prescribe diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Effectively interpret medical data and develop treatment plans in collaboration with electrophysiologist. Monitor and adjust medications for complex cardiac arrhythmias. Perform follow up assessments to ensure efficacy and optimize evidence - based treatment plans.

Perform routine (CIED) testing and reprogramming independently or with minimal physician supervision. Review, interpret and manage CIED remote transmissions. Facilitating outpatient therapeutic procedures including cardiac implanted electronic devices-CIEDs- (pacemakers and implantable defibrillators) and catheter ablation. Provide patient education including provide treatment options and lifestyle modifications.

The APP will also be an active member of the central region APP team supporting the inpatient EP consultation service at The Hospital of Central Connecticut and Mid State Medical Center. This role will provide EP clinical support to medical, critical care, progressive care, perioperative and emergency patient management. The APP must exhibit critical thinking interpreting ECGs, telemetry, identifying cardiac arrhythmia, recommend evidence-based interventions independently with minimal supervision.

Collaborate with inpatient multi-disciplinary team including Cardiologist/Intensivist/Hospitalists/Medical Staff to facilitate cardiac arrhythmia interventions, diagnostic testing and provide patient throughput based on plan of care goals. Collaboration with Electrophysiologist on all problematic cases. Facilitate transfer for those patients requiring high level of care. Interrogate, interpret, and manage inpatient implanted cardiac device interrogation in the cute care setting. Initiate patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s condition warrants.

The APP will also be responsible for supporting EP peri-operative services providing pre and post-procedure orders, interval H&P, review pre-op labs, testing, discharge instructions and limitations and collaborate all concerning findings or potential problematic issues with the referring Electrophysiologist. APP must have a basic understanding of EP procedures including cardiac device implants and cardiac ablation. Manage post-operative complications. Skill to independently implant loop recorders, or the willingness to learn.

Basic EP procedural first assist skills preferred, although a highly motivated APP, with adaptability, quick-learning ability, and proactive attitude toward acquiring new competencies encouraged.

Participate in total quality management to positively affect patient and system outcomes to improve care. This opportunity involves working in multiple locations throughout CT. Stay updated with the advancements in electrophysiology through…