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Cardiac Specialty Outpatient - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Atlanta

Description:

Piedmont Heart Institute - Advanced Practice Provider - Outpatient - Atlanta

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to join the team in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a full-time position. The Advanced Practice Provider in this role will also provide ambulatory coverage Monday-Friday.

Key Responsibilities:

Ambulatory and inpatient care responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

a. Assesses patient and performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, not limited to but including stress testing, to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribes necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.

b. Takes patient histories, conducts physical examinations, writes progress notes, prepares patient workups and summaries, history and physicals, and consultation notes noting pertinent positive and negative findings, obtains psychosocial history relevant to patient care, and assumes responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.

c. Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedure(s) to the patient, patients family, and staff.

d. Monitors progress of patients, reports progress to supervising physician, and maintains record of each patients progress, consulting with supervising physician when patients progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.

Piedmont Benefits include:

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package

401k package

CME allowance

Quality, Service and Reputation

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

PA: Graduate of a Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board

or

NP: Graduate from a school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Masters degree in Nursing

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