Seeking NP (Acute or FNP) or PA Chronic Heart Failure - Mercy Health, Lima, OH

Mercy Health - St. Ritas Medical Center in Lima, Ohio is seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner (Acute or FNP) to join our busy Cardiology Group.    You would work in a 424-bed regional referral center with a catchment of 480,000.

Highlights :

• Clinic follow-up appointments
• Collaboration with electrophysiology (EP), congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, and structural heart
• Opportunity to participate in / present at Cardiology Grand Rounds, the Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, and other public events.
• Help the cardiology service line to provide patient access in a timely manner.
• Coordinate patient care. Counsel patients about concerns under the direction of the supervising physician(s).
• Perform physical assessments on patients and complete patient histories.
• Complete discharge summaries.
• Order medications, treatments, labs, etc. as described and permitted under the Ohio State Medical Board supervision agreement and the Mercy Health St. Ritas credentialing boards.
• Be available for call about patient conditions according to the pre-established schedule.
• Other duties as determined by the supervising physician(s).

Education and skills required :

Our region offers many perks, including minimal traffic, low cost of living, and access to both public and private school systems with excellent reputations.  We are centrally located between multiple large urban hubs for quick access to metropolitan experiences and air transportation.  We offer a competitive income and benefit package.

Please call Traci Cox at 419-296-7808 (cell) with questions and / or email your resume to :   trcox@mercy.com