Cardiac Catheterization Lab PRN

UMMS Providers/Physicians

Cardiac Catheterization Lab PRN

Largo, MD
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    • Join a multifaceted team that covers Cath Lab.
      • The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will be trained to cover all aspects of Cath Lab responsibilities.
      • The APP will be trained to cover all roles on the heart and vascular team.
      • The PRN APP must complete 12 hours per 60 days.
    • Performs routine and expanded job descriptions as listed in the provider's delegation agreement on file with the Maryland Board of Physicians or Maryland Board of Nursing. Under the direction of a physician, the APP will:
      • Use evidenced based interventions and best practice guidelines in planning patient care.
      • Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to critically ill patients.
      • Obtain medical histories, examines patients, rounds daily, orders and interprets tests, makes initial diagnoses, and orders treatments.
      • Establishes medical diagnosis based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
      • Initiates protocols/clinical pathways, evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
      • Design, order, and document appropriate treatment plans/plans of care.
      • Consider the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e. Pain service, palliative care).
    • Specific Cath Lab roles and responsibilities, including, but not limited to:
      • Coordinating pre- and post-op care and management for cardiovascular cath lab patients,
      • Prepares charts for upcoming cases,
      • Facilitating patient admissions, when appropriate,
      • Conducting post-op-day one follow-up phone calls.
      • Assisting in Cath lab procedures when needed.
    • Demonstrates competence and skill in required tasks and procedures.
      • Administer therapeutic procedures such as difficult/ US guided peripheral IV line placement.
      • Performs invasive procedures such as Central and Arterial lines, removal of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump.
    • Demonstrates competence and skill in required tasks and procedures.
      • Demonstrates knowledge of and competency in required subspecialty.
      • Completes at least 50 hours of Category I CME every two years
      • Performs according to Maryland Board of Physician or Board of Nursing standards and expanded job description procedural protocols.
      • Maintains a procedure complication rate less than the national average.
    • Facilitates excellence in quality assurance and the delivery of patient care as part of our High Reliability Organization.
      • Provides optimal quality of patient care while following safety guidelines,
      • Contributes to cohesive group relations; uses open communication to resolve problems in and between departments.
      • Demonstrates commitment to professional department and organizational core values.
      • Communicate effectively with attending physicians, other medical teams, and team members.
      • Follows Capital Region Health’s High Reliability Organization principles of patient safety, zero harm, professionalism, and mutual respect for patients, families, and coworkers.
    • Participates in APP Council meetings, Neuroscience team meetings, APP and Neuroscience team educational opportunities, and other learning opportunities as they arise.
    • Engages in leadership activities including but not limited to APP representation on committees, training and education of other APPs, or specific event or team
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • PAs: Bachelor’s degree, graduation from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program, and certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician’s Assistants are required. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Physicians.

    • NPs: Bachelor’s degree, RN experience, and completion of Acute Nurse Practitioner degree. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Nursing.

    • One year of cath lab or cardiology experience is preferred.

    • Credentialing must be obtained from UM Capital Region Health’s Medical Staff Office and maintenance of BLS /ACLS certification is required.

    • Salary is commensurate with clinical experience.

    Additional Information

    As a UMMS provider, you can expect:

    • Competitive Salary
    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
    • Paid malpractice insurance
    • Generous paid time off
    • CME hours and CME allowance
    • Retirement plan – 403-B with employer match

    Be part of a rich tradition of Medicine while shaping the future of care delivery.

    We are not accepting inquiries or solicitations from 3rd party recruiters/search firms.

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.