This position is occupied by board certified acute care nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants specifically trained and proficient in providing cardiac services in collaboration with of Heart Failure Cardiologists. The provider in this position will function at the top of their license in the outpatient hospital-based setting in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for outpatient, 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 outpatient clinical setting.
• Provide outpatient clinic coverage at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
• Day shift
• No call or night shifts required

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:
  • 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.
  • Implantable devices and defibrillators
  • Medication therapy and management

Position Qualifications:

• 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.
  • 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
• Outpatient APP experience preferred; prior outpatient cardiology and/or heart failure experience preferred
• Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fast paced, high acuity work environment. Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment, develop and implement a plan and communicate effectively with the entire care team.
• Microsoft office experience preferred, with experience creating and presenting presentations and reviewing data
• VA License