Cardiac Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (Cardiopulmonary) - FT / 80

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Advanced Practice healthcare professional is a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with clinical knowledge and experience in Cardiology and Cardiac Stress testing. The Practitioner will :

• Ensure the safety of the patient pre / post and during the performance of a cardiac stress test.
• Perform cardiac stress testing on Adult patients in the Stress Test Lab.
• Work in collaboration with the patient’s referring provider to ensure appropriate stress testing.
• Be responsible for pre-assessment of the patient, consenting the patient.
• Monitor the patient throughout the test, and in recovery, and is responsible for the completion of all documentation.
• Provide urgent care and appropriate follow up to patients experiencing acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias or other post-test complications using guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.
• Follow advanced practice protocols testing including performing exercise and pharmacological stress testing.
• Supervise the technicians during the stress test.

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