Advanced Practice Provider, Electrophysiology

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider- Electrophysiology

Reports to: Supervisor APP - Cardiology

Job Code: 807007

Approved by: Director of Cardiovascular Services

Department: Cardiology - Electrophysiology

Approval Date: May 2022

Education:

Completion of a MASTERS LEVEL Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program.

Experience:

None

Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

• Licensed as a Physician Assistant OR currently licensed as an APRN in the state of MN and current MN RN license

• Current APP certification as Physician Assistant OR current APRN Specialty Certification

• For PA, must be approved by Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for prescription writing privileges

• Current BLS and ACLS certification

• Current DEA certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to perform as part of a team

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, with peers, students, and other health care personnel

• Ability to work dependently and independently

• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and prioritizes appropriately

• Ability to navigate an electronic medical record to obtain information and document care

• Ability to perform, interpret, and manage device interrogation findings and issues

• Independently perform elective and emergent cardioversion procedures with and w/o the presence of implantable cardiac devices and/or device company representatives.

• Familiar with EP lab equipment and EGM interpretation such as micro stim, cardio lab, and 3D mapping programs.

• Temporary pacemaker management and diagnosing/resolution of pacer malfunction. Proficient with temporary pacer removal.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient with advanced rhythm interpretation and management

• Proficient with antiarrhythmic medication initiation, management, monitoring, and protocols.

• Proficient with independent critical rhythm management and intervention with medication and/or cardiac devices.

• Support in-hospital Internal Medicine teams and Triage services with rhythm identification and interpretation.

• Point of contact for Regions Heart Center EP Clinic and EP Device Clinic triage/management of out of hospital patients.

• Point of contact for HP satellite Device Clinic triage/and patient management for out-of-hospital patients.

• Pre/post EP procedure orders and patient management for both inpatient and outpatient cases until time of discharge.

• Admission, discharge, and inpatient management of primary EP patients.

• Independent management of direct admissions for in-hospital antiarrhythmic initiation.

• Assist cardiology CCU and Consult services with cardioversion set-up and/or procedure completion.

• Proficient with intermediate level of device programming from all major device manufacturers used at HP/Regions. Proficient with end of life/palliative care device therapy and detection programming.

• Proficient with device interrogation report and EGM interpretation.

Education:

None

Experience:

Experience as an independently practicing APP for 2 years minimum preferred.

Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

None

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:

The Electrophysiology Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for providing both inpatient and outpatient service with a predominate focus on the inpatient setting. In the inpatient setting, this position works as the primary EP team leader in completing initial consults, subsequent rounding, patient management, and coordination of discharge planning. Must be able to work independently with MD collaboration as needed.