Seeking Acute NP or PA Chronic Heart Failure - Mercy Health, Lima, OH

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio is seeking a physician assistant or acute nurse practitioner to join our busy Cardiology Group.    You would work in a 424-bed regional referral center with a catchment of 480,000.  

Highlights:

• Clinic follow-up appointments
• Collaboration with electrophysiology (EP), congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, and structural heart
• Opportunity to participate in/present at Cardiology Grand Rounds, the Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, and other public events.
• Help the cardiology service line to provide patient access in a timely manner.
• Coordinate patient care. Counsel patients about concerns under the direction of the supervising physician(s).
• Perform physical assessments on patients and complete patient histories.
• Complete discharge summaries.
• Order medications, treatments, labs, etc. as described and permitted under the Ohio State Medical Board supervision agreement and the Mercy Health St. Rita’s credentialing boards.
• Be available for call about patient conditions according to the pre-established schedule. 
• Other duties as determined by the supervising physician(s).

Education and skills required:

• Current Licensure with the State of Ohio – Acute NP.
• OR
• Current licensure with the State of Ohio as a PA.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to provide excellent patient care. 

Our region offers many perks, including minimal traffic, low cost of living, and access to both public and private school systems with excellent reputations.  We are centrally located between multiple large urban hubs for quick access to metropolitan experiences and air transportation.  We offer a competitive income and benefit package.

Please call Traci Cox at 419-296-7808 (cell) with questions and/or email your resume to:  trcox@mercy.com

Since 1918, St. Rita’s Health Partners has been providing quality health care to the people of Lima and west central Ohio. More people prefer St. Rita's for medical care than any other hospital in the 10-county region we serve. 

Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state’s fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (@LivingMercyHlth).