Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology Locum Job in Springfield, MO

Specialty : Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Start date : ASAP

End date : Ongoing

Coverage type: Scheduled Clinic Hours + Call

Schedule :

• Clinic- 8a-4:30p Hospital-7:00a-4p- Looking for 1 APP who can offer 10+ shifts a month.

Job Description :

• Just to clarify, our APPs are not responsible for performing any cardiac testing on both the inpatient and outpatient sides. These tests are available for ordering.
• Patient Floor Call, Inpatient hospital work, rounds, consults, clinic
• Telehealth-for bad weather days
• Cardiac Floors: 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 3E-ICU (144 total beds but patients can be placed on any floor)
• In house & Beeper Call- 4-5 pt calls weekday/month & 1 weekend/month
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• Inpatient:
  • Patient Census? Varies (anywhere
  • Any stress testing? If so, which? Yes Nuclear Stress testing, Echo stress testing, Treadmill stress testing
  • Rounds – which patients will the provider round on? Cardiology patients (general, heart failure, Interventional & EP)
  • Medical only or combination or mainly medical? Medical & Procedural
  • Admissions? Cardiology is consulting service only. Patients are not admitted by Cardiology
  • Discharges? Work with Hospitalists to ensure Cardiology has a discharge plan communicated so Hospitalist can discharge upon their care plan is completed.
  • ER Consults? Yes
  • ICU – which ICU will the provider be working? Cardiac ICU
  • MICU? No
  • CTICU/CVICU? Yes same as Cardiac ICU
• Procedures or equipment:
  • Chest tubes? Yes, but not in Cardiology
  • Central lines? Yes, but not in Cardiology
  • Intubations? Yes, but not in Cardiology
  • Vents? Yes, but not in Cardiology
  • Arterial Lines? Yes but not in Cardiology
  • Diagnostic Taps? Yes but not in Cardiology
  • Echo? Yes
  • ECMO? Yes
  • VADs? No
• Outpatient:
  • Patient census? 19 patients/day in clinic
  • Any stress testing? If so, which? Yes Nuclear Stress testing, Echo stress testing, Treadmill stress testing
  • Post Op followup? Post Procedure follow ups (Heart Failure, AMI, EP hospital discharge follow ups)
    

Other Info :

• Practice Settings : Outpatient/Inpatient
• Rounding Patients : N/A
• Minimum Board Certification : Certified
• What is the license requirement to bid? : Licensed in MO or IMLC
• Fellowship : N/A

Certification Requirements :

• ABLS
• ACLS
• ATLS
• BLS
• PALS

Number Of Patients Per Shift: 19 Clinic- INPT Varies

EMR System: Epic