Physician Assistant (Cardiology) Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States Healthcare Provider Type : Nursing START YOUR APPLICATION (https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req\_id=3269212&source=3269212-CJB-0) Matrix Providers is hiring a Physician Assistant (Cardiology) to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada + Employment Status: Fulltime + Compensation: This is a salaried position + Schedule: 40 hours work week, which would be derived from five 8 hours shifts or four 10 hour shift whichever the schedule demands + Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage. + Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) + Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook) + 401(k) Plan Requirements: The Physician Assistant must have and meet the following: + Degree/Education : Be a graduate Physician Assistant qualified by academic and practical education to provide patient services as a physician extender under supervision of a physician. Be accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its predecessors, and acceptable to the Surgeon General, USAF, is mandatory. + Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support : At a minimum all HCWs must maintain, at the contractor-s expense, current certification Basic Life Support (BLS) (Course C), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association or a Red cross-approved training program. Course (cards must display the American Heart Association or Military Training Network emblem). Some on-site training may be available at the MTF on a space available basis; however, the contractor shall not bill and the Government shall not pay for any time HCWs spend in or for certification training + Experience: Have at least 24 months of experience as a Physician Assistant within the last 36 months with at least 12 months of cardiology specific experience + Board Certification : Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Committee on Certification Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required + Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant as required in the TO Duties: + Provides primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a + physician. + Responsible for a regularly appointed clinic, compatible with workload and, in addition, + provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur. Shall + have the capability to: + Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data appropriate to the + patient's condition. + Perform a general physical examination + May become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the + primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of assigned + patients. Duties include: + Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders + required diagnostic testing. + Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment + plans. + Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the + direction of other specialists. + Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals. + Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff. + Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care. + Admit, round on, and discharge inpatients as per the local MTF instructions. + Recognize those more complicated cases, initiate treatment (if appropriate), and refer to a + higher level of medical expertise for diagnosis and/or treatment. + Plan and initiate proper treatment within defined privileges and the scope of practice of the + facility. + Identify and report those situations and individual cases which have public health + significance and carry out effective control measures. + Clearly communicate to other health personnel either orally or in writing the findings, + diagnosis, and planned treatment regimen. + Stabilize and manage a patient in a medical or surgical emergency and/or transfer to + physician care. + Determine appropriate means of evacuation of emergency patients, prepare patients for + evacuation, and arrange for evacuation support. + Maintain inpatient and outpatient medical records in accordance with MTF procedures. + Ability to prepare records and reports as required in support of services rendered in + accordance with established procedures and utilizing the current medical information + systems and electronic health record and the knowledge of outpatient coding and medical + informatics. Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data + appropriate to the patient's condition. + Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used outpatient treatment, the desired + effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of + the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required. + Ability to clearly communicate to other health personnel either orally or in writing the + findings, diagnosis, and planned treatment regimen. + Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react/respond quickly by + communicating with other members of the health care team verbally or overhead paging or + via telephone in emergency situations + Competent in ECG interpretation + Experienced in treadmill stress testing, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography, + exercise and vasodilator stress nuclear testing, cardiac device implantation, office + management, and home monitoring. + Experienced in preventative care such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking cessation, + exercise, weight loss, good dietary education, and primary risk assessment and treatments + Experienced in atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, their evaluation, prognosis, and treatment + strategies + Experienced in chronic and acute coronary syndromes to include their evaluation and + treatment both mechanical and pharmacologically. + Experience and education in the vast pathophysiology and pharmacology associated with a + diverse cardiovascular and peripheral vascular practice + Experience and understanding the management of extra cranial carotid arterial disease, + thoracic aortic aneurisms, abdominal aortic aneurisms, acute and chronic mesenteric + ischemia, renal artery stenosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, lower extremity claudication, acute + limb ischemia, and chronic limb ischemia. + Experience in venous disorders + Experience in wound care associated with venous or arterial disease + Understanding of advanced cardiac procedures such as cardiac bypass surgery, valvular + replacement to include catheter based techniques, mechanical circulatory support, and + cardiac transplant #INDKF START YOUR APPLICATION (https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req\_id=3269212&source=3269212-CJB-0)