Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Comprehensive / Preventive Cardiology

Nurse Practitioner - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Division of Comprehensive and Preventive Cardiology

Mayo Clinic Arizona is seeking a motivated Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our outpatient cardiology team in the Division of Comprehensive and Preventive Cardiology.  NP/PAs within the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine work within care teams comprised of both physicians and NP/PAs working collaboratively.  In a care team model, NP/PAs are partnered with physician, nursing, and administrative colleagues to support patient care needs of the team.  In addition to supporting team based care, the NP/PA also maintains their own clinic with individual patients.  Together, the teams provide care for a wide range of cardiac patients across subspecialities including general cardiology, valve clinic, heart rhythm clinic, advanced heart failure/cardiac transplant clinic, adult congenital heart disease clinic, vascular clinic, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinic.  Additionally, the APP will collaborate with other subspecialities and primary care both within and outside of Mayo Clinic.

In this position, the NP/PA will provide comprehensive outpatient cardiology care including post-hospital follow up, symptom assessment, longitudinal management, diagnostic review, and development of individualized treatment plans.  The NP/PA will be expected to see a broad range of cardiovascular conditions including but not limited to hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and preventive cardiology. They will be expected to support the needs of clinic.  There will be opportunities to collaborate with multiple subspecialities, participate in cutting-edge research, and contribute to Mayo Clinic's Bold.Forward.Unbound initiatives.

This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) position.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

New Grads will not be considered at this time.  Candidates must have either 1 year of cardiology APP experience or have completed (or anticipating completion) of a Mayo Clinic NPPA cardiology or family medicine fellowship.

Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current AZ RN and APRN license and certification as a FNP or ANP.

Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the AZ State Board of Medical Practice.  

Additional Qualifications:

• Active BLS and ACLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date and DEA registration required
• Excellent verbal, written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Flexibility to adjust schedule to meet patient and staff needs.
• Ability to manage time and stress effectively and adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting.
• Strong computer skills in an Electronic Medical Record preferred.
• Must attest to ability to care for adolescent patients.

Compensation Detail: Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.