Critical Care NP​/PA

Level 1 Trauma Facility, Needs to be Board Certified and licensed in MO. Estimated Credentialing is 30-45 days.

The following Certifications are required:

• ABLS
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS

Clinic- 8a-4:30p Hospital-7:00a-4p (Need 4 FTE Locums)

Our APPs are not responsible for performing any cardiac testing on both the inpatient and outpatient sides. These tests are available for ordering.

Patient Floor Call, Inpatient hospital work, rounds, consults, clinic

Telehealth-for bad weather days

Cardiac Floors: 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 3E-ICU (144 total beds but patients can be placed on any floor)

In house & Beeper Call- 4-5 pt calls weekday/month & 1 weekend/month

Inpatient:

Patient Census
- Varies

Nuclear Stress testing, Echo stress testing, Treadmill stress testing

Rounds – Cardiology patients (general, heart failure, Interventional & EP)

Medical & Procedural

Admissions
- Cardiology is consulting service only. Patients are not admitted by Cardiology

Discharges
- Work with Hospitalists to ensure Cardiology has a discharge plan communicated so Hospitalist can discharge upon their care plan is completed.

ER Consults
- Yes

ICU – which ICU will the provider be working
- Cardiac ICU and No MICU

CTICU/CVIC
- Yes same as Cardiac ICU

Procedures/ equipment:

Chest tubes
- Yes, but not in Cardiology

Central lines
- Yes, but not in Cardiology

Intubations
- Yes, but not in Cardiology

Vents
- Yes, but not in Cardiology

Arterial Lines
- Yes but not in Cardiology

Diagnostic Taps
- Yes but not in Cardiology

Echo
- Yes

ECMO
- Yes

VADs
- No

Outpatient:

Patient census- 19 patients/day in clinic

Nuclear Stress testing, Echo stress testing, Treadmill stress testing

Post Procedure follow ups (Heart Failure, AMI, EP hospital discharge follow ups)