Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology -NRV Part time/weekends

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

Part time Nurse Practitioner for weekend shifts with Carilion New River Valley Cardiology.  This established cardiology practice in Christiansburg, VA is seeking additional support due to growth. 

Clinical Responsibilities include:

•  Assess, diagnose, monitor and promote clinical status of each patient utilizing evidenced based practice and medical knowledge in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
•  Develops appropriate plan of care.
• Writes patient care orders, and prescribes therapy.
• Identifies significant changes in patient status using physical exam, lab values, diagnostic tests, and patient/family input.
• Collaborates with nursing, medicine, and other members of the healthcare team to regularly ensure quality patient care.
• Works in stress lab.

 Carilion New River Valley Medical Center is a 146 bed facility.  Services offered at hospital include emergent PCI; diagnostic and elective catheterization, intravascular stent implementation; peripheral vascular interventions; cardiac angiography, cardiac CT, echo with Doppler/color flow; TEE; 3D TEE, Holter monitoring; intra-aortic balloon pumping; nuclear cardio; pacemaker implantation; stress echo; peripheral angiography and angioplasty; and cardiac rehab.

A nurse with advanced skills should have access to the exceptional opportunities and sophisticated resources of an award winning organization. That’s Carilion Clinic. Our team (provides care) in a forward-thinking environment. You will thrive through extensive training, supportive leaders and potential for advancement. Carilion offers comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and tuition options. Join a team where your skills and ideas will make a difference in the health of our patients and the communities we live in.

The Nurse Practitioner has advanced knowledge and skills that qualify her/him to function as a primary health care provider. She/he serves as a member of a collaborative health care team. This collaborative role includes responsibility for determining the patient’s health and medical status by taking a health history; performing physical exams; initiating screening and diagnostic procedures; providing health maintenance services; and management of pregnancy, minor trauma, acute illnesses, and stable chronic illness. Consults with physician, as appropriate, keeping the physician informed of needs and problems related to patient care.

What We Require:

Education: Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Licensure/Certification: Current Virginia State Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) and DEA license required, or must be eligible to obtain. AHA BLS-HCP certification required. Advanced Life Support certification required. Eligible for prescriptive authority in accordance with State regulations and as authorized by the Virginia Boards of Medicine. Capable of meeting credentialing or job function requirements as needed based on the requirements of the practice and of managed care payors and insurers. Qualifies for malpractice insurance and is accepted by Carilion Clinic's malpractice insurance carrier.

Other: Able to work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers. Demonstrates good written and oral communication skills. Computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.

About Carilion

This is Carilion Clinic ...

An organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.

Carilion is where you can make your own path, make new discoveries and, most importantly, make a difference. Here, in a place where the air is clean, people are kind and life is good. Make your tomorrow with us.