Advanced Practice Provider (ARNP ​/ Nurse Practitioner or PA ​/ Physician Assistant

Electrophysiology Advanced Practice Provider

UW Medical Center
- Montlake's Heart Institute has an outstanding opportunity for an Electrophysiology Advanced Practice Provider (ARNP, Nurse Practitioner; or PA-C, Physician Assistant) providing both inpatient and outpatient services at UWMC.

Work Schedule:

• Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours weekly)
• Days

Department

Description:

The Heart Institute at UW Medical Center – Montlake & SLU provides a full range of heart healthcare and prevention services including general cardiology, cardiac diagnostic imaging tests and procedures, cardiac surgery, arrhythmia management and electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart services, advanced heart failure management, heart transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs), adult congenital heart disease management, cardiac psychiatry, cardiovascular genetics and other advanced services.

Position Highlights:

• Join a nationally ranked cardiology program
• Be part of an academic health system committed to innovation and teaching with an opportunity for professional growth and learning
• Located steps from UW campus and light rail station

Primary

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in daily rounds, admission, daily care, discharge of Cardiology E service patients, participate in the inpatient and outpatient EP referral clinics, as well as the ICD and pacemaker device follow up clinics
• Collaborate with attending physician, fellows, residents and other APPs to establish patient care plans and outpatient follow-up
• Attend Electrophysiology conferences on Tuesday mornings at 7:30am
• Encouraged to attend Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery conferences on Wednesday mornings and Cardiology Grand Rounds on Friday mornings and any other conferences of the Electrophysiology Section
• Support the electrophysiology program by arranging appropriate pre-procedure studies, laboratory tests and performing admission history and physical exams when patients are admitted for their procedure
• Assist in the discharge of these patients following their ablation procedure and provide outpatient follow-up under the direction of the EP attending physician
• Help to maintain the ventricular tachycardia (VT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation program databases.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing
• Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges
• License to practice as an RN in Washington State
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• BLS certification
• OR
• Licensure as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Washington
• National certification from a national certifying body (NCCPA)
• Applicant must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medical Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions
• BLS certification

About UW Medical Center-Montlake: UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses:
Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit's light rail station across the street.

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