Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Electrophysiology

Mass General Brigham•Salem, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Our Electrophysiology team provides advanced diagnostic and treatment options for patients with cardiac arrhythmias, including electrophysiology studies, cardiac ablations, tilt table testing, and pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Our comprehensive Pacemaker/ICD Clinic specializes in the evaluation and management of heart rhythm disorders and provides ongoing device management and advanced electrophysiology care. We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Electrophysiology team. The weekly schedule includes 36 hours of clinical, patient-facing time and 4 hours of administrative time. This position consists of five 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday. Each morning, the NP/PA will round on electrophysiology patients at Salem Hospital (81 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA) for approximately 2–3 hours. The remainder of the day will be spent seeing follow-up patients in the outpatient electrophysiology clinic located on the Salem Hospital campus. Additionally, the NP/PA will provide coverage in the cardiology stress lab at 331 Highland Avenue in Salem, MA one day every seven days. Please note, patient volume and staffing considerations could make this variable. The NP/PA will have the following responsibilities in both the inpatient and outpatient settings:

Requirements

Master's Degree Physician Assistant required
Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
Previous experience in cardiology and/or electrophysiology as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required

Responsibilities

Round on electrophysiology patients at Salem Hospital
May round on general cardiology and device patients
May assist electrophysiologists with procedures
Provide follow-up care for patients with cardiac arrhythmias in the electrophysiology clinic
Perform device clinic visits including interrogation and management of pacemakers, ICDs, and loop recorders
Review remote monitoring reports and adjust treatment plans as appropriate
Conduct pre-procedure evaluations and patient education for electrophysiology procedures
Order and interpret diagnostic studies such as ECGs and ambulatory rhythm monitors
Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.