Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.

Duties

• Provide care for patients in Cardiology with a primary focus on Veterans referred for arrhythmia-related - coronary and structural heart diseases and respective procedures (e.g
• transcatheter aortic valve interventions - percutaneous coronary intervention - ablations - cardiac device placements)
• - Admit and follow patients referred/admitted for cardiovascular diseases and procedures in the CCU Observation Unit and MICU/SICU settings
• - Determine Veteran eligibility for cardiac procedures - and consent for cardiovascular procedures
• - Prepare patients for the procedure via appropriate testing - medical care - and consultations with other medical/surgical services
• - Coordinate the in-hospital care plans and performance of procedures with various physicians and nursing services - vendors - and administration
• - Provide in-hospital care - post-procedure care - counselling and coordinate follow-up appointments
• - Work with administrators and regulatory bodies to assure cardiovascular procedure program quality
• - Work closely with the Cardiology Consult Attending and Fellow to provide recommendations and perform procedures on patients admitted to the MICU or SICU who have had a cardiology consult placed
• - Evaluate patients on the Medical and Surgical floors and in the Emergency Department who may need emergent cardiac procedures or transfer/admission to the ICU setting
• - Appropriately stabilize patients in the CCU Observation Unit and prepare patients for transfer to the ICU - medical floor - other facility - or for discharge home as appropriate
• - Appropriately hand off patient care
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 a.m
• - 4:30 p.m Subject to change based on Agency Needs
• Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized