Nurse Practitioner of Physician Assistant

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Electrophysiology Physician Assistant:

Plays an active role in all phases of pre- and post-procedural care for patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures.

Serves as first or second assist in the Electrophysiology Labs during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Collaborates closely with electrophysiology fellows and functions under the supervision of the Attending Interventional Electrophysiologist to coordinate and deliver patient care.

Manages patients in collaboration with the Attending Electrophysiologist in the ambulatory Electrophysiology (EP) Clinic.

Participates in inpatient rounding and consultation for patients with electrophysiologic conditions.

Performs internal loop recorder implants and explants.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Performs and documents preoperative evaluation (history and physical examination). Orders and interprets diagnostic tests. Examines and evaluates post-procedural patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Performs complex wound care. Writes orders for medications and treatments.
2. Performs invasive procedures acting in an assistant role to include: Permanent Pace Maker placement, Pace Maker generator change out, ICD implants, Ablation procedures, Implantable loop recorders, and watchman procedures. Interrogates and programs cardiac implantable devices. Participates in patient rounds, case conferences and consultation. Maintains and follows patient care protocols.
3. Works in collaboration with staff proceduralist and EP fellows in education the patients and their families in medical care. Works with staff in providing patient care in the following locations: Cardiology units, PACU, and outpatient clinics
4. Dictates discharge summaries. Diagnoses and prescribes treatments/medications of controlled substances for Schedule II through VI. Reviews history and physicals for surgery.
5. Serves as a first or second assist in Electrophysiology Lab responsible for opening and closing wounds.
6. Updates clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education, and review of literature.

Required Qualifications:

1. Master's degree required.
2. License Nurse Practitioner License required., or Registration Physician Assistant License required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required., and Certificate 2 Advanced Cardiac Life Support required.
3. 1-3 years related work experience required.
4. Experience working with highly acute patients on an electrophysiology service
5. 1-3 years related experience required and/or completion of a PA surgical residency program.
6. Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Competencies:

1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
3. Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
4. Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
7. Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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