Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required
Preferred experience in cardiology, including knowledge of cardiovascular disease
Ability to collaborate effectively in both clinic and hospital settings
Current licensure and certification in relevant field
Formal education in a related healthcare discipline
Responsibilities
Provide general cardiology care across multiple settings
Evaluate, treat, and educate patients with cardiovascular disease
Collaborate with the medical team to ensure coordinated patient care
Maintain accurate medical records and documentation
Demonstrate proficiency in cardiac testing and EKG interpretation
Support seamless coverage during staffing absences
Assist with patient issues and emergencies
Benefits
Paid Time Off programs available
Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
Retirement benefits with employer contributions
Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
Family support benefits including parental leave and adoption assistance
Educational assistance and professional development opportunities
Paid medical liability insurance
Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
Full Job Description
Department:
02050 HC Cartersville MOB 150 Gentilly Blvd - Cardiology
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
M-F 8a-5p with rotating weekends and holiday coverage. Position will rotate daytime coverage at Piedmont Medical Center and Piedmont CHF Clinic with other APP.
Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25
Position Overview
This full-time APP provides general cardiology care across Harbin Clinic Cartersville Cardiology, Piedmont Medical Center in Cartersville, and the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic. The APP will divide time approximately equally between office-based care and hospital or CHF clinic care.
Standard schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Weekend and holiday coverage: Rotating coverage is required.
Call: No call requirements.
Hospital responsibilities: The APP will round on patients at the hospital.
Scope of Practice/What You'll Do:
The APP will provide prevention, evaluation, treatment, education, and follow-up services for patients with cardiovascular disease across the office, hospital, and Congestive Heart Failure Clinic.
Remain current on hospital workflows, processes, and systems to support seamless coverage across locations during PTO and other staffing absences
Effectively identify, evaluate, prevent, and treat cardiovascular disease
Collaborate with the medical team to promote patient safety and coordinated care
Demonstrate proficiency in EKG interpretation, heart monitors, laboratory results, and other cardiac testing; EKG training is available if needed
Apply knowledge of cardiac diseases, treatments, procedures, and medications
Maintain accurate, current medical records in accordance with practice policy, completing documentation within 24-48 hours of patient visits
Educate patients and families and assist staff with patient issues, tasks, and emergencies
Maintain current education, credentialing, licensure, and certification requirements
Team, Training & Support Structure
Collaborate closely with the cardiology team across the office, hospital, and Congestive Heart Failure Clinic
Join a collaborative team that values a healthy work/life balance for everyone
Differentiators
General cardiology role with an approximately 50/50 blend of office-based and hospital/CHF clinic care
Opportunity to support across multiple coordinated care settings in Cartersville
No call requirements, with rotating weekend and holiday coverage
Collaborative team culture with a strong commitment to work/life balance
Qualifications
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Cardiology knowledge or experience preferred, including familiarity with cardiovascular disease, cardiac testing, procedures, and medications
Ability to work collaboratively across clinic and hospital environments
Formal education, licensure, certification, and experience requirements are to be confirmed
Benefits/Supplemental Benefits:
Benefits are outlined below and are subject to eligibility and plan terms.
Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
Educational assistance and professional development programs
Paid medical liability insurance
Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
How to Apply / Contact
Recruiter: Trey Paul, MBA, Clinician Recruitment
Apply directly or reach out for more information.
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
