Nurse Practitioner Specialist Cardiology - Equity Health

Nurse Practitioner

Equity Health defragments a siloed system by providing accessible primary care, care navigation, and advanced care planning. This approach is changing the healthcare model with outcomes of reduced hospitalizations and ER visits, as well as an increase in overall patient and employee satisfaction. We are a team of providers, nurses, and therapists who deliver exceptional primary care where and when you need.

Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.

Job Description

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients' specific needs
• Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance with the ethical principles of medicine
• Implements and monitors interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
• Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings
• Facilitates staff, patient, and family decision making by providing necessary education
• Provides comprehensive medical care to Equity Health patients
• Serves as a medical resource for VIA staff
• Assists in staff training
• Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and the public
• Optimizes cost-effective plan of care
• Assists in the development of policies
• Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized
• Submits billing and documentation according to policy
• May perform other duties as required

Requirements

• A master's degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted NC/SC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC/SC Board of Nursing
• Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required
• Computer proficiency is required
• Minimum 1-year related experience
• Experience in direct care of patients with life-limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics; oncology; home health care; medical surgical

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Best orientation and onboarding program you've experienced