Physician Assistant, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Overview

Provides comprehensive care for cardiac electrophysiology patients in an ambulatory setting and provides support for physicians as needed while practicing within the scope and boundaries of State regulations.

Principal Responsibilities

• Provides reasonable and prudent medical care, practices appropriate management, and uses sound clinical judgment based on best practice standards and evidence-based medicine.
• Examines patients to collect information about their physical condition.
• Obtains, compiles, and records patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
• Conducts complete physical examinations; provides medical evaluation and treatment to patients; develops treatments plans and monitors patient’s progress.
• Coordinates patient care including ordering of appropriate diagnostic tests and advises patients on results.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, counselors and other medical staff to provide the best medical care.
• Prescribes therapy or medication with physician approval.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact positively with patients and staff.
2. Solid working knowledge and demonstrated ability with electronic health records (EHRs/EMRs), preferably Epic.
3. Ability to perform detailed patient assessments, including history taking, physical examinations, and formulation of patient care plans.
4. Strong knowledge base in general adult and pediatric medicine and willingness to receive on-the-job training in specialized areas as needed.
5. Proven ability to work within an organization, particularly in an academic medical center, maintaining high ethical standards and confidentiality.

Required Education and Experience

Graduation from a Physician Assistant (PA) Training Program accredited by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education or Master’s Degree from an accredited Advanced Nurse Practitioner program.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

CT APRN license (or eligible) with ANA certification OR CT PA license (or eligible). Prescriptive privileges (or eligible) in the State of Connecticut, federal DEA license and CT DCP license for prescription of controlled substances.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the work involves sitting, standing, walking, bending, and occasional slight lifting. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds when transferring a patient from chair or wheelchair to exam table and turning patients for examination. Proper body mechanics must be used when maneuvering patients.