Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

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🦌 Connecticut, Massachusetts, +1 more states – Remote

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Heartbeat Health

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11 - 50 employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

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Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Telecommunications

Heartbeat Health is a revolutionary healthcare company focused on transforming cardiovascular care through virtual-first cardiology. By leveraging device connectivity and real-time clinical data, they provide accessible, high-quality cardiovascular care remotely, offering services such as televisits, same-day diagnostic reads, and comprehensive care programs. Heartbeat Health aims to make heart health care more accessible and effective, using a nationwide model that allows for coordinated delivery between patients, cardiologists, and primary care physicians. They collaborate with various partners to create a seamless, connected health experience, both synchronously and asynchronously. Their approach simplifies complex care processes into manageable steps, improving patient outcomes and engagement, especially in regions with limited access to cardiologists.

📋 Description

• Patient Assessment: Conduct thorough patient assessments via telehealth visits, including medical history reviews, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests, to evaluate cardiovascular health and identify cardiac conditions. • Diagnosis and Treatment: Formulate differential diagnoses and develop comprehensive treatment plans for patients with various cardiac issues. Prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. • Disease & Heart Failure Management: Extensively manage chronic cardiovascular conditions remotely, with a heavy emphasis on advanced Heart Failure management, hypertension, arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease. Monitor patient progress, analyze real-time data, and adjust care pathways to optimize cardiac function and prevent hospital readmissions. • Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT): Expertly implement, titrate, and manage Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for heart failure and alternative complex cardiac populations, ensuring clinical practice aligns strictly with the latest ACC/AHA guidelines. • Education and Counseling: Educate patients and their families about cardiovascular diseases, prevention strategies, and lifestyle modifications. Provide specialized counseling on medication adherence, GDMT titration expectations, fluid/diet management, exercise, and smoking cessation. • Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cardiologists, PCPs, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for patients. Discuss complex cases and participate in multidisciplinary care teams. • Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Stay current with the latest developments in cardiology research and incorporate evidence-based practices into patient care. Participate in research studies or quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes. • Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including medical histories, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries. Ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards. • Patient Advocacy: Serve as an advocate for patients' needs and preferences, ensuring that they receive appropriate care and support throughout their healthcare journey. • Continuing Education: Pursue ongoing education and professional development in the field of cardiology to stay updated on the latest advancements and maintain relevant certifications. • Quality Assurance: Participate in quality assurance programs to monitor and improve the quality of cardiology care provided within the healthcare facility. • Availability: Must be able to work Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST.

🎯 Requirements

• Education: A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization in cardiology or a related advanced practice nursing field. • Licensure Requirement: Must hold an active, current, and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license (preferably in a Compact State); licenses in Rhode Island, Connecticut, or Massachusetts highly desired. • Certification: Obtain and maintain Nurse Practitioner (NP) certification specific to cardiology from a recognized certifying body, such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), in a relevant Nurse Practitioner specialty (e.g., Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner with a strong focus on cardiology). • Experience: 3+ years of dedicated experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient cardiology setting or clinic environment. • Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in outpatient management, interpreting complex diagnostic tests (e.g., ECGs, echocardiograms), and optimizing clinical outcomes for advanced Heart Failure populations. • GDMT Mastery: Proven expertise in the practical application, optimization, and protocol titration of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT). • Emergency Preparedness: Certification in ACLS is required or highly recommended, as Cardiology Nurse Practitioners may be involved in emergency cardiac care protocols. • Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills to effectively educate patients virtually and collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team, including cardiologists and remote care coordinators. • Critical Decision-Making: Ability to make critical decisions, analyze complex cardiac cases, and rapidly adapt treatment plans based on patient responses and changing clinical conditions. • Empathy: Compassion and empathy when working with patients and their families, especially when delivering challenging diagnoses or managing chronic, life-altering cardiac conditions. • Detail-Oriented: Meticulous attention to detail in patient assessments, virtual documentation, and treatment plans to ensure medical accuracy and patient safety. • Technical Agility: Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) systems, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and other digital healthcare technologies used in virtual cardiology practice.

🏖️ Benefits

• We are mission-driven: we're revolutionizing the way cardiovascular care is delivered • We are fast-paced & agile: we move quickly, iterate often, and value experimentation • We are remote-first: flexibility, autonomy, and trust are at the core of how we operate • We care about diversity: diversity allows us to build an excellent patient experience • We care about each other: we are stronger together through a culture of mutual respect and active support. • We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status