Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

About This Role

This Nurse Practitioner role involves taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, and collaborating with physicians to ensure optimal patient care in a cardiology setting. The position focuses on initiating and documenting care plans, interpreting test results, and providing post-discharge instructions to patients.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations
• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients
• Performs daily patient rounds
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests
• Interprets laboratory and test results
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts upon discharge
• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions
• Performs related duties as required

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program
• National Board Certification in specialty area
• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
• Collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015
• Current BLS certification

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area

Nice to Have

• General Cardiology experience

Certifications