Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

CenterWell • San Antonio, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner serves as a health-care provider who specializes in diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases. As the Nurse Practitioner, you will work assignments involve outpatient office and telehealth visits, curbside consults with referring physicians, coordination of pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, initiation and delivery of IV medications, supervision of stress testing, and patient and/or provider-level didactic presentations. This is a rare opportunity that allows for work-life balance within the field of cardiology, with working hours M-F, and no hospital call or weekend requirements. This role will be onsite at our Goliad Clinic in San Antonio, Texas. In this role, you will report to our Cardiologist in San Antonio. The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner serves as a health-care provider who specializes in diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases. As the Nurse Practitioner, you will work assignments involve outpatient office and telehealth visits, curbside consults with referring physicians, coordination of pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, initiation and delivery of IV medications, supervision of stress testing, and patient and/or provider-level didactic presentations. This is a rare opportunity that allows for work-life balance within the field of cardiology, with working hours M-F, and no hospital call or weekend requirements.

Requirements

• Current and unrestricted APRN license or willing to obtain a medical licenses in state of practice
• Graduate of accredited APRN program of an accredited university
• Basic computer skills, including email and EMR
• At least 1 year of prior experience working as a cardiovascular nurse practitioner.
• Experience with pacemaker/ICD monitoring OR wiliness to participate in dedicated training on pacemaker/ICD management throughout the first year of employment
• High level of skill in placing IVs and administering IV medications when needed by the practice

Nice To Haves

• Associate of the ACC (AACC credential)
• Experience supervising stress testing
• Experience with dobutamine pump
• Work experience in electrophysiology
• Experience managing Medicare Advantage panel of patients with understanding of Best Practice in coordinated care environment in a value-based relationship environment
• Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and coverage
• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Knowledge of HEDIS quality indicators
• Language Proficiency Testing Any Partners associate who speaks with a member in a language other than English must take a language proficiency assessment, provided by an outside vendor, to ensure competency. Applicants will be required to take the Interagency Language Rating (ILR) test as provided by the Federal Government

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats center patients in accordance with standards of care.
• Follows level of medical care and quality for patients and monitors care using available data and chart reviews.
• Completes all medical record documentation in a timely manner working with a quality- based coder to optimize coding specificity.
• Follows policy and protocol defined by Clinical Leadership.
• Meets with Area Medical Director and Lead Cardiologist about quality of care, review of outcome data, policy, procedure and records issues.
• Participates in rotating coverage for after-hours urgent phone calls from patients.
• Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care.

Benefits

• Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level