Opportunity Criteria

Specialty:
Cardiology

Loan Repayment:
Negotiable

Salary Range:
$150,200.00 to $181,900.00 / Year

Employment Type:
Not Specified

Bonus Offered:
Negotiable

Job Description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a General Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider you will join our dynamic, award winning Cardiovascular Team at St. Michael Medical Center located in Silverdale , WA. We are recognized for exceptional patient care and outcomes throughout the Puget Sound area. Providers are consistently drawn to this community for its unmatched quality of life, rooted in the Pacific Northwest's natural beauty and year-round outdoor lifestyle.

You will provide compassionate and expert care, conducting thorough assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support the holistic well-being of patients and their families.

To be successful in this role, you will be a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-C, possessing expertise in your specialty with strong communication skills. You will demonstrate a deep commitment to patient-centered, evidence based care and the capacity to thrive within a collegial and supportive environment .

Our service cares for complex, high-acuity cardiac patients requiring a full spectrum of cardiovascular expertise. You will work alongside a team that includes:

• 14 total Cardiologists and 13 Advanced Practice Providers
• 4 Interventional Cardiologists and a dedicated Structural Cardiologist
• 3 Electrophysiologists
• Advanced Cardiac Imager specializing in Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CT
• Robust Structural Heart Program: TAVR and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
• 2 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 4 Cardiac Anesthesiologists, 3 Vascular Surgeons, and Thoracic Surgery
• Virginia Mason Franciscan Cardiovascular Fellowship Program

Our service line extends across an 11-hospital CommonSpirit system with three tertiary centers, including comprehensive heart failure and a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy center of excellence, giving you the depth of a major health system with the feel of a cohesive, collaborative team.

Join a team that is redefining what community cardiology can be. If you are looking for a place to build a career and a life, we'd love to hear from you.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Center for Cardiovascular Health : The Center for Cardiovascular Health at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) encompasses over 150 providers, including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, advanced heart failure specialists, cardiac imaging specialists, vascular surgeons, thoracic surgeons, cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists, among other specialists. Our programs have achieved significant recognition within the region and nationally for our quality and outcomes. We are a high volume program performing over 1100 open heart surgeries, 2400 PCIs and 2000 ablations annually. We provide care for over 200,000 patients in our cardiology clinics annually and provide inpatient services for our healthcare system that includes over 1500 beds and 11 hospitals in the Greater Seattle Area.
• Position Details: This is a clinic/outpatient only position. The APP sees a general cardiology patient panel and functions as an integral part of the care team across both settings.
• Schedule: Monday - Friday. Four day work week.
• Call: APPs participate in weekend call on a rotating basis, approximately every 6th weekend. No overnight call obligation.
• Orientation : Strong orientation/mentorship to set you up for success.
• Team based approach : Our team focuses on providing appropriate, compassionate, and state-of-the art medical care for our patients. Our clinicians comprise a dedicated and collaborative team that support each other and work together to create a positive work environment.
• Learning opportunities : We support opportunities for continuing medical education and professional growth.
• Innovation: Our culture promotes new approaches, best practice standards and continual improvement for both patient and team member safety using our Virginia Mason Production System with the vision of being the quality leader in healthcare.

Our service line extends across an 11-hospital CommonSpirit system with three tertiary centers, including comprehensive heart failure and a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy center of excellence, giving you the depth of a major health system with the feel of a cohesive, collaborative team.

A PROGRAM BUILT ON CLINICAL EXCELLENCE

Our program consistently performs at the level of major academic medical centers, with the outcomes to prove it:
• CommonSpirit Health PCI Center of Excellence
• American Heart Association: Multiple Gold Awards, Get With The Guidelines (AMI)
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Multiple 3-Star Awards for cardiac surgery outcomes
• Among the highest PCI volumes in Washington State
• State leader in cardiovascular quality and outcomes

Join a team that is redefining what community cardiology can be. If you are looking for a place to build a career and a life, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Requirements

Required

• ARNP's: Active Washington State Registered Nurse License AND an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License or ability to obtain.
• PA-C: Certification as a Physician Assistant with prescriptive authority in the State of Washington or ability to obtain.
• Ability to obtain a DEA with full prescriptive authority required for the specific practice
• BLS
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with physicians, and hospital staff, patients and their families
• Excellent communication skills and professionalism
• Strong commitment to patient care team concept and privacy guidelines

Preferred

• 2+ years cardiovascular advanced practice provider work experience
• ACLS

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Competitive base salary plus Opportunity Incentive Bonus
• Sign On Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• CME allowance and paid CME days
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Compensation Range; $139,000.00 - $173,000.00/year

Where You'll Work

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AT YOUR DOORSTEP

The Kitsap Peninsula and surrounding communities of Bainbridge Island, Gig Harbor, Port Orchard, Silverdale, and Poulsbo offer a lifestyle that is genuinely hard to find anywhere else in the country. You are minutes from trails, water, and mountains, yet a short ferry ride from the culture and amenities of Seattle.

Providers who come here tend to stay, because the Pacific Northwest delivers:

• Pacific Northwest at your doorstep: over 250 miles of saltwater shoreline, kayaking, hiking, the Olympic National Park day trips, and year-round outdoor adventure
• Seattle without the commute: a scenic 35-minute ferry ride connects you to Seattle's world-class arts, dining, sports, and culture; leave the traffic behind
• Charming, walkable communities: Poulsbo ("Little Norway"), Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Port Orchard and Gig Harbor offer vibrant local culture, farmers markets, craft breweries, and waterfront dining
• Lower cost of living: significantly more affordable than Seattle; more home for your dollar and room to put down real roots
• Strong school systems: North Kitsap, Central Kitsap, and Bainbridge Island, school districts are consistently rated among the top in Washington State

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

St. Michael Medical Center, Silverdale

• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade; "Straight A" designation: A grade for five or more consecutive grading rounds (through Spring 2025); one of only 12% of U.S. hospitals to achieve this distinction
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS); 3-Star Rating (highest possible) for isolated CABG; places SMMC in the top 10% of cardiac surgery programs in the U.S.
• CMS Value-Based Purchasing; Recognized as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for survival rates following CABG surgery
• U.S. News & World Report; High Performing for several conditions and procedures including cardiology (heart bypass surgery, pacemaker implantation, and aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ranked a Best Regional Hospital in the Puget Sound

VMFH Center for Cardiovascular Health; System Wide

• U.S News & World Report; Previous #1 ranking for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery in WA, AK, MT, ID, and OR ; among the top 50 cardiac programs in the nation
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS); 3-Star Ratings (highest possible) across three VMFH hospitals for isolated CABG, mitral valve repair and replacement (MVRR), and aortic valve replacement with CABG (AVR+CABG); one of only a few health systems in the nation to hold this distinction in all three areas
• American Heart Association; Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Award; Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award
• American College of Cardiology; First heart failure program in the Pacific Northwest to receive ACC accreditation
• COAP/Foundation for Health Care Quality; Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) Performance Recognition Award; Washington State's independent benchmark for PCI and cardiac outcomes quality

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Pay Range
$150,200 - $181,900 /year

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