APC - Cardiology

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic seeks a fulltime, energetic Physician's Assistant (PA) needed for a busy Cardiology Practice.  The PA will be supporting a particular Cardiologist on the north side of town.  Primary Focus is centered on responsibilities within the hospital & outpatient clinic setting.  In addition, other duties assigned may and can include:  clinic office evaluations, virtual visit assessments and office call reports. 

Qualified candidates must be available Monday – Friday between the hours of 8a-5p; call may be required in special circumstances.

Key Functions

• Uses critical thinking to manage care of cardiac patients as directed by the physician in both the hospital and clinic settings
• Performs and documents physical exams and interviews as well as the plan of care as decided by the physician 
• Discusses relevant findings with the physician. 
• Ensures appropriate medications and follow-up are ordered and scheduled.
• Educates patients and their family about cardiac and medical issues, outcomes, the role of the caregiver, and medication management. 

Hospital Responsibilities

• Serve as physician extender in the hospital & outpatient clinic setting
• Participate in discharge planning as directed by the physician
• Start & complete discharge process in hospital's medical record for KSC Cardiology inpatients as directed by the physician
• Participate in daily physician rounds and follow up on KSC cardiology patients as directed by the physician
• Assist in the completion of procedure documentation as needed for diagnostic and interventional procedures as directed by the physician
• Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations 

Cardiology Clinic Responsibilities:

• Serve as physician extender in the clinic setting
• Evaluate patients in the clinic setting
• Document evaluations in a timely manner
• Order medications and tests as per guidelines and protocols
• Follow-up on tests and consults
• Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
• Coordinate referrals/consults
• Handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters and surgical risk assessments as needed within scope of practice and as directed by the supervising physician
• Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations from the clinical provider perspective
• Substitutes for other department extenders as needed, which will take priority to other duties, both inpatient and outpatient

EXPERIENCE:

• Required: 
  • Minimum 3 years general PA experience.
• Preferred: 
  • Previous EPIC experience 
  • Strong computer skills

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Required: All of the following:

Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR), Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) have or obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of date of hire.

Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.