Inpatient Heart Failure/Transplant Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant(APP) | Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant (APP) | Inova Schar Heart and Vascular This position is occupied by board certified acute care nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants specifically trained and proficient in providing cardiac services under the direct supervision of Heart Failure, Transplant Cardiologists. The provider in this position will function at the top of their license in the inpatient hospital-based setting in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for inpatient daily rounds, consultations, face-to-face and virtual clinic-based appointments, patient examinations, medication management, and laboratory/radiologic testing and interpretation.

The APP will see and treat patients who have advanced systolic heart failure and/or diastolic heart failure from ischemic, nonischemic, infiltrative, structural, congenital or various other cardiomyopathies. The APP, working alongside the MD, will be responsible for evaluating, stabilizing, and treating patients with both acute and chronic disease.

Position Description

APP will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive patient care in the inpatient clinical setting. Provide inpatient coverage at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus 4 ten hour shifts with rotational weekend/holiday coverage No call

Practice Highlights

Multidisciplinary team comprised of several physicians, APPs, nurses, and various other support staff IHVI Cardiology offers a full team of specialized heart failure providers and advanced heart failure services including: Congestive heart failure Left-sided heart failure, including systolic and diastolic failure Right-sided heart failure Cardio-oncology Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Pulmonary hypertension

Full range of heart failure treatment options, including

Temporary mechanical circulatory support, including IABPs and Impella. Minimally invasive surgery Implantable devices and defibrillators Medication therapy and management Featured

Benefits

[KS1] Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities .

Minimum Requirements

Graduation for an accredited NP or PA program. Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Virginia. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.

BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required.

Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP certification preferred based on population served. Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred.

Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred. Cardiology experience required; prior heart failure experience preferred Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fasted paced, high acuity work environment. Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment.

VA License