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The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner serves as a health-care provider who specializes in diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases. The Nurse Practitioner work assignments involve outpatient office and telehealth visits, curbside consults with referring physicians, coordination of pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, initiation and delivery of IV medications, supervision of stress testing, and patient and/or provider-level didactic presentations. This is a rare opportunity that allows for work-life balance within the field of cardiology, with working hours M-F, and no hospital call or weekend requirements.

This position will be in a clinic in Houston Texas. Location TBD

Job Description

• Evaluates and treats center patients in accordance with standards of care.
• Follows level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews.
• Acts as an active participant and key source of medical expertise with the care team through daily huddles.
• Helps Area Medical Director and Center Administrator in setting a tone of cooperation in practice by displaying a professional and approachable demeanor. 
• Completes all medical record documentation in a timely manner working with a quality- based coder to optimize coding specificity. 
• Follows policy and protocol defined by Clinical Leadership.
• Meets with Area Medical Director and Lead Cardiologist about quality of care, review of outcome data, policy, procedure and records issues.
• Participates in potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the Center.
• Participates in rotating coverage for after-hours urgent phone calls from patients.
• Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care.
• Required Qualifications
• Current and unrestricted APRN license or willing to obtain a medical licenses in state of practice;   
• Graduate of accredited APRN program of an accredited university
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Demonstrate a high level of skill with interpersonal relationships and communications with colleagues/patients
• Fully engaged in the concept of “Integrated team-based care” model
• Willingness and ability to learn/adapt to practice in a value-based care setting
• Superior patient/customer service
• Basic computer skills, including email and EMR
• At least 1 year of prior experience working as a cardiovascular nurse practitioner.
• Experience with pacemaker/ICD monitoring OR wiliness to participate in dedicated training on pacemaker/ICD management throughout the first year of employment
• High level of skill in placing IVs and administering IV medications when needed by the practice

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Required Qualifications

• Associate of the ACC (AACC credential)
• Experience supervising stress testing 
• Experience with dobutamine pump
• Work experience in electrophysiology 
• Experience managing Medicare Advantage panel of patients with understanding of Best Practice in coordinated care environment in a value-based relationship environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and coverage
• Bilingual is a plus
• Knowledge of HEDIS quality indicators preferred  
• 5 or more years of Value Based Care and Cardiology support experience
• 2 or more years of project leadership experience
• Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner/PA license in the appropriate state
• This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana/Senior Bridge's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate of the ACC (AACC credential)
• Experience supervising stress testing 
• Experience with dobutamine pump
• Work experience in electrophysiology 
• Experience managing Medicare Advantage panel of patients with understanding of Best Practice in coordinated care environment in a value-based relationship environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and coverage
• Bilingual is a plus
• Knowledge of HEDIS quality indicators preferred  

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