Summary

New York Harbor - Manhattan Campus is seeking qualified Physician Assistant to join our Medical Service. Duties include ongoing evaluation and assessment of inpatients and outpatients seen within a specialty clinic (e.g. - Interventional Cardiology - Electrophysiology - Advanced cardiac imaging) setting - and includes management of required labs - medications - and consultations.

Duties

• The Manhattan VA Hospital - the cardiac referral center for the VISN - is looking for a qualified Physician Assistant to join their Cardiology Program
• As a Physician Assistant you will work alongside some of the most accomplished physicians in Cardiology and who are experienced in interventional cardiology - electrophysiology - transcatheter valve therapies - and advanced cardiac imaging
• The position involves outpatient and inpatient management
• Some of the services provided by the Cardiology Program include percutaneous coronary stent placement - transcatheter aortic valve replacement - mitral valve clip - hybrid cardiac procedures - paravalvular leak closures - pacemaker placement - radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias - transesophageal echocardiography - and many others
• This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated person to be a part of a growing team and new technology
• The clinician should be able to prepare and record patient history - develop and implement a plan of care - participate in daily rounds on assigned patients and documents peri-procedural care plans for patients
• Candidate should either have experience or show the aptitude in being able to scrub into procedures and provide peri-procedural management - as well as see patients on the cardiology consultation service
• Clinical responsibilities include but are not limited to: Evaluate and examine patients (obtain history and physical) - including medication reconciliation for procedural patients and patients on the cardiology consultative service Completion of peri-procedural documentation in the electronic medical system Obtain peri-procedural informed consent and place peri-procedural orders Scrub into and assist in invasive and interventional cardiac procedures with occasional overnight or weekend call Provide coverage for device interrogations Manage inpatient and outpatient referrals for invasive and/or interventional cardiac procedures Coordinate transfers and direct admits with referring centers for cardiovascular disease patients Answer patient inquiries regarding cardiovascular procedures Clinic and inpatient consult notes and follow-up referral notes for any potential cardiac procedure patients Coordinate periprocedural studies and possible appointments Follow up patients pre- and post-operatively in the peri-procedural setting Preoperative/postoperative note and orders Follow up all appropriate pre- and post-procedure testing (e.g. - blood tests - EKGs - CT scans - Echocardiograms - cardiac catheterization results) Assist with all discharge planning for cardiac procedure patients - including completion of discharge summaries and medication reconciliations Collaborate with the entire cardiology team as well as cardiovascular surgery team and other disciplines Provide cross-coverage for urgent cardiovascular clinical responsibilities when another cardiovascular mid-level provider is out of office - including - but not limited to - provision of inpatient cardiovascular consults when the cardiology fellow is in clinic - management and coordination of transfers and direct admits for patients planned to undergo a cardiovascular procedure - and completion of admission and discharge notes/orders for cardiovascular patients admitted under medical observation post-elective cardiovascular procedure (e.g. - cardiac cath - transesophageal echocardiogram - electrophysiology procedure)
• Assists a team of Cardiology Fellows in informing patients of tests done in the Cardiology clinic in a timely manner and in arranging appropriate cardiovascular testing and follow up
• Initiates referrals to Interventional Cardiology - Electrophysiology - and Heart Failure clinic when warranted
• Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care
• Evaluates patients for cardiology preoperative assessments - expedites the evaluation when indicated - and makes cardiology preoperative recommendations
• Provides coverage in the cardiac stress lab on a consistent basis for exercise tolerance tests - exercise tolerance tests with myocardial perfusion - and pharmacologic stress tests with myocardial perfusion
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Full-time - 8am- 4:30pm ( Work Schedule may be discussed with hiring manager) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Financial Disclosure Report: Not required