Advanced Heart Failure (Inpatient): Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is a world-renowned tertiary and quaternary Advanced Heart Failure Center. The advanced heart failure team is a multidisciplinary service that supports patients with advanced cardiac disease and is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its team. Patients are cared for in the cardiac intensive care unit as well as the cardiac IMC/step-down area.

  
Job specifics:

• The population includes patients post cardiac transplant, post ventricular assist device placement, pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, or decompensated heart failure.
• Familiarity with invasive cardiac monitoring and arrhythmia management is required.
• Hours are 7 am to 5:30 pm (rotation may be required)
• Opportunities to be involved in research/quality improvement efforts.
• Good verbal and written communication required.
• Coordination of efforts towards advanced care planning required.
• Emphasis on communication with family members regarding changes in the patient’s condition
• Family and patient education will be required.
• Communication with on-coming and off-service providers to ensure continuity of care and avoid complications associated with care transitions.

As a UMMS provider, you can expect:

• Competitive Salary and generous shift differential
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• DEA and CDS Licenses paid
• Generous paid time off
• CME/CEU leave and CME/CEU allowance
• Retirement plan - 403-B with employer match 
• Professional advanced model to further your career development

Qualifications

A Master of Science degree, with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant’s Program.  Preferably, the candidate will have one year of experience in an ICU.  Cardiology experience is a plus. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.