Physician Assistant - Cardiology

The Physician Assistant (PA) - Cardiology assesses plans, implements, collaborates, and evaluates the needs and care of patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular disease, with particular emphasis on patients undergoing or requiring percutaneous coronary interventions. Major duties: The PA Cardiology promotes self-care and collaborates with patients to establish realistic health goals throughout the peri-procedural continuum.

In addition to providing direct patient care, the PA provides patient and family teaching, staff education, and consults and collaborates with other health care providers; participates in cardiovascular research; prescribes medications and adjunctive modalities; and refers patients as needed Major duties include, but are not limited to: Coordinate and supervise the delivery of complex outpatient and inpatient care for interventional and invasive cardiology patients, including pre-procedural evaluation and risk stratification; order, schedule, and/or perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as EKGs, pharmacologic stress tests, and cardioversions; patient scheduling; and telephone triage for cardiac and post-catheterization issues.

Serve as a Cardiology provider for a panel of clinic patients, including pre-catheterization and post-catheterization follow-up visits. Conduct comprehensive pre-procedural assessments, including review of coagulation status, renal function, allergies, and vascular access planning for patients scheduled for cardiac catheterization, PCI, or structural interventions. Manage vascular access site care and monitor for peri-procedural and postprocedural complications, including bleeding, hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, and contrast-induced nephropathy.

Help triage interfacility consults to the cardiology service; integrate research findings and practice changes based on evidence-based guidelines, including AHA, ACC, and SCAI practice statements and other scientific inquiry. Participate in research activities as identified within the Cardiology Section, including registries related to cardiac catheterization and interventional outcomes (e.g., CathPCI Registry).

Participate in the implementation of clinical practice guidelines used within the Cardiology section and service line for the hospital, including anticoagulation and antiplatelet management protocols for post-PCI patients. Perform new patient consultations, return visits, and telephone follow-up visits for pre- and post-catheterization patients, and collaborate with Cardiology and Cath Lab staff. Establish a comprehensive plan of care based on clinical findings and current interventional cardiac care guidelines and standards of care.

Establish mutual goals with patient/family. Prescribe medications, including antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, based on patients' status, accepted scientific guidelines, prescriptive authority, and ongoing evaluation of therapies. Order and interpret diagnostic tests, including but not limited to, x-rays, EKGs, laboratory tests, stress tests, echocardiograms, and coronary angiography results.

Must be able to interpret EKGs in "real time" and correlate with clinical presentation, anticipating and responding quickly and appropriately in emergency situations, including acute coronary syndrome and post-procedural complications. All other duties as assigned, pertaining to this occupation, to meet the needs of the Agency, Department, Facility, and/or Service. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authrozied. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Requirements: All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period.

Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Education: Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.