Pennsylvania Medicine

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Interventional Cardiology Progressive Cardiac Unit - HUP

Pennsylvania Medicine$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree as an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant
  • Active Pennsylvania licensure as an ACNP, AGACNP, or PA-C
  • Current BLS and ACLS certifications
  • Preferred experience in cardiology and acute care settings
  • Valuable experience working in multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive care for patients in advanced heart failure and complex cardiovascular diseases
  • Conduct admissions, daily clinical care, and discharge planning
  • Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
  • Manage patients requiring advanced interventional cardiology interventions
  • Monitor hemodynamic therapies for patients in cardiac progressive care unit
  • Maintain high levels of independence while working in a dynamic environment
  • Engage in Penn Medicine’s tri-partite mission of clinical care, research, and education

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth within a high-impact clinical setting
  • Collaboration with highly specialized cardiologists who value APP autonomy
  • Participation in a multifaceted healthcare mission including education, research, and patient care
  • Structured support through collaborative practice models
  • Credentialing and oversight through the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center guidelines
Full Job Description
Penn Medicine has an exciting opportunity for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants to join the Cardiology Advanced Practice (CAP-Service) team. The CAP- Service APP team has 3 service arms - advanced heart failure (CAP- HF). interventional cardiology (CAP-I), and general cardiology (CAP-C). Responsibilities will include caring for patients with advanced cardiovascular diseases (such as advanced heart failure due to various types of cardiomyopathies, complex valvular heart disease (such as patients requiring TAVRs, TMVRs etc.) and ischemic heart disease (requiring complex interventional cardiology interventions, mechanical circulatory support (i.e. Ventricular Assist Devices(VAD), Impellas), pulmonary hypertension, heart transplant recipients or complications associated with heart transplantation. The CAP-Service team primarily cares for patients in cardiac progressive care unit which also includes patients requiring pulmonary artery catheter placement for monitoring for hemodynamic guided therapies, temporary mechanical circulatory support such as Impella who are listed and waiting for heart transplantation. This is a high paced inpatient service where the Advanced Practice Provider provides comprehensive care including: admissions, daily clinical care and tasks, and discharge planning. The Advanced Practice Provider is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. The Advanced Practice Provider will work with highly specialized cardiologists who highly value the Advanced Practice Provider role and autonomy of the Advanced Practice Providers. This position will require a high level of independence, but are well supported with collaborative practice models. The high-impact clinical setting is dynamic, fast paced and high pressure. Good organizational skills and a strong knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology are essential. In this role there will be tremendous professional growth potential and the opportunity to participate in Penn Medicine's tripartite mission of clinical care, research and education. All Advanced Practice Providers will function under the guidelines as designed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center medical staff guidelines and are credentialed through that body. The Advanced Practice Provider hired by the Department of Advanced Practice will be held accountable through a formal job description, through the delineation of privileges, and through their agreement with their collaborating/supervising physician who has initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement. All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed under the direction of the collaborating physician/division designee, and within the Human Resource guidelines. Minimum Requirements:
  • Masters prepared as an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant
  • Pennsylvania licensure as an ACNP, AGACNP or PA-C
  • BLS and ACLS required
  • Experience in cardiology and acute care preferred
  • Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams highly valued
Additional Information: This position will be primarily for the CAP- Heart Failure but may need to cover to CAP-Interventional Cardiology as needed, thus the APP will be cross-trained in interventional cardiology as well. The position is FULL Time FTE (0.9) equivalent to 72 hours / 2-week block. Position is 50/50 dayshift/nightshift schedule - 7a-7a; 7p-7a. evening shift 3p-11p maybe required pending service needs. Every 4th weekend rotation but may need to adjust frequency as needed depending on service needs. Holiday rotations as scheduled by the team.

About Pennsylvania Medicine

The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universities by numerous organizations and scholars. While the university dates its founding to 1740, it was created by Benjamin Franklin and leading Philadelphia citizens in 1749 . The University has four undergraduate schools as well as twelve graduate and professional schools. Schools enrolling undergraduates include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Wharton School, and the School of Nursing. Among its highly ranked graduate schools are its law school, whose first professor wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution, its medical school, the first in North America, and Wharton, the first collegiate business school. Penn's endowment is US$20.7 billion, putting it amongst the wealthiest academic institutions in the world, and its 2019 research budget was $1.02 billion. Penn was one of nine colonial colleges chartered before the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service. The campus, in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, is centered around College Hall, and notable landmarks are Houston Hall, the first modern "student union", and Franklin Field, the first double-decker college football stadium. Penn also is the home of the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is located 15 miles northwest of the campus, in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. The university's athletics program, the Quakers, fields varsity teams in 33 sports as a member of the NCAA Division I Ivy League conference.
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