Job Information
Vermont Employer Cardiac Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Cardiopulmonary) - PT/40 in Springfield, Vermont
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Job Type
Part-time
Description
The Advanced Practice healthcare professional is a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with clinical knowledge and experience in Cardiology and Cardiac Stress testing. The Practitioner will:
- Ensure the safety of the patient pre/post and during the performance of a cardiac stress test.
- Perform cardiac stress testing on Adult patients in the Stress Test Lab.
- Work in collaboration with the patients referring provider to ensure appropriate stress testing.
- Be responsible for pre-assessment of the patient, consenting the patient.
- Monitor the patient throughout the test, and in recovery, and is responsible for the completion of all documentation.
- Provide urgent care and appropriate follow up to patients experiencing acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias or other post-test complications using guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.
- Follow advanced practice protocols testing including performing exercise and pharmacological stress testing.
- Supervise the technicians during the stress test.