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Cardiology Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedic Perioperative Clinic

AZ, 85297, United States
AboutOrthoArizona:

OrthoArizonais seeking a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner to manage perioperative cardiac clearances for orthopedic surgical patients to include weight management to achieve BMI targets preoperatively.The clinic is currently staffed with a Preventative Cardiologist who will be an integral partner and resource for the Cardiac NP role.

At OrthoArizona, we are bringing the best together. Our organization was created to help serve ALL orthopedic and sports medicine needs throughout the Valley! We have a wide range of orthopedicsurgeons, Cardiologistand mid-level providers including physical and occupational therapists.

Today we are one of Arizona’s largest privately owned and most comprehensive orthopedic practices with more than 75 locally and nationally renowned providers across 30 locations, in addition to in housestate of the artMRI capabilitiesand PET Stress Testing. AtOrthoArizonawe are committed to best-in-class patient care, being a pioneer in research and technology, and most importantly, rewarding and recognizing our team members.

As aCardiacNurse Practitioner withOrthoArizonaresponsibilities include:

Maintain a patient treatment schedule consistent with the needs of the Physician.

Perform cardiac risk assessmentsand/or bariatric weight management

Review EKGs, echo reports, stress tests to include PET Stress and NuclearSpectimaging

Ensuretimelycardiac clearances to reduce surgical delays

Obtain complete medical history and physical data on patients.

Review patient medical records.

Interpret and integrate data to determineappropriate diagnosticand therapeutic procedures as needed.

Perform complete physical exam andrecordsfindings.

Establish presumptive diagnosis.

Orderappropriate laband diagnostic procedures.

Advise patientsregardinghealth and illness prevention.

Recommend community resources to helppatientand family needs.

Instructpatientand familyregardingmedication and treatment procedures.

Assistphysicians in recording patient progress.

Issuediagnostic orders.

Triagepatient phone calls.

Provideoncall services onassignedbasis.

Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor at all times.

Observepoliciesregardingtime offand calling in sick.

Prioritize work activities based on clinical demands.

Demonstrate behavior that protects the safety of self/others and of the facility and equipment.

This role is Monday – Friday.No on-call coverage, no weekends



Qualifications:

NP certification with strong cardiology experience

Skilled in perioperative cardiac evaluation andguideline basedrisk stratification

Maintain Arizona State License.

MaintainACLScertification.







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