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Summary

This Physician Assistant position is located within the Cardiology Service Line at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week.

Duties

• NOTE: This multi-discipline recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant All interested Nurse Practitioners must apply through announcement: CBTD-12752085-25-NB The position is responsible for pre-procedure education/scheduling - post-procedure admission orders - inpatient care - pre-discharge assessment and discharge orders/paperwork for patients being referred for cardiac cath lab procedures
• The PA will be fully qualified and certified to function in both a clinical and administrative role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• This individual is delegated the authority and responsibility in his/her area of expertise to assume major clinical - consultative - educational - research - and administrative duties and assignments related to the care of patients with cardiovascular disease
• Duties include but are not limited to: Initiate referrals to Interventional Cardiology - Electrophysiology - and Heart Failure clinic when warranted
• Collaborate with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care
• Evaluate patients with dysrhythmias that potentially warrant cardioversions and then arranges/performs outpatient direct current cardioversions when clinically indicated
• Evaluate patients for cardiology preoperative assessments - expedite the evaluation when indicated - and make cardiology preoperative recommendations
• Provide coverage in the cardiac stress lab on a consistent basis for exercise tolerance tests - exercise tolerance tests with myocardial perfusion - and pharmacologic stress tests with myocardial perfusion
• Assist a team of Cardiology Fellows in informing patients of tests done in the Cardiology clinic in a timely manner and in arranging appropriate cardiovascular testing and follow up
• Carry the functional Cardiology pager during normal business hours to help the inpatient Cardiology team triage inpatient consults - to expedite urgent outpatient cardiology consults - and to serve as a resource person to members of the medical staff and at outside medical centers (VA and non-VA) regarding the patient care and logistics of VA patients with cardiovascular disease
• Assist the Chief of Cardiology in the care and management of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving care at the VAMC
• Direct Cardiology program support and Cardiology clinic nursing staff regarding patient flow in the Cardiology Consult clinic and oversee patient care delivery in the Cardiology Consult clinic
• Initiate - coordinate and participate in interdisciplinary meetings as needed to address issues of quality of care - documentation and delivery of services
• attend meetings on-site or off-site when appropriate and relevant to the facilitation and delivery of Cardiology services
• Screen and triage Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter Cardioversion and Cardiology Preoperative Evaluation consults
• Orient General Medicine Residents and Medical Students on their Cardiology Consult rotation
• Participate in Cardiology Section's clinical research programs when appropriate
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• 8:00am- 4:30pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is a Bargaining Unit position
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.