Cardiology Triage Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description

Bon Secours Upstate Cardiology is expanding its premier cardiovascular services by enhancing our comprehensive patient access and care coordination. We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Clinician (APC)Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)to play a pivotal role in leading, structuring, and executing our dedicated outpatient clinical triage program.

As part of a well-respected, fast-growing practice consisting of 20 cardiologists, 7 APCs, and multiple office locations, you will collaborate directly with our specialized cardiovascular physicians to ensure the safe, efficient, and appropriate navigation of patients across the Upstate South Carolina region.

Key Responsibilities

• Triage Program Leadership: Assist leadership in establishing, refining, and managing clinical pathways, urgency guidelines, and standard operating procedures for the outpatient cardiology triage system.
• Clinical Assessment & Direct Review: Evaluate complex incoming referrals, emergency department notes, hospital discharge summaries, and diagnostic data (such as ECGs and lab trends) to determine clinical urgency and appropriate scheduling timelines.
• Pre-Appointment Diagnostic Routing: Order and coordinate necessary baseline diagnostics prior to the patient's initial visit (e.g., echocardiograms for murmurs, ambulatory monitors for palpitations) to ensure an optimized first consultation.
• Subspecialty & Alternative Placement: Direct patients to the appropriate general or subspecialty service linessuch as Electrophysiology, Structural Heart, or Advanced Heart Failurewhile safely discharging non-cardiac referrals back to primary care with clear documentation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Licensure: Current, unrestricted NP or PA license in the state of South Carolina (or eligible to obtain).
• Experience: Prior experience in cardiology is required.

On September 1, 2018 Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health combined to become the United States' fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation's 20 largest health care systems. Bon Secours Mercy Health serves communities along the east coast and in Ohio and Kentucky.  

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. By utilizing robust measurement and reporting processes, we hold ourselves accountable for enhancing care and improving outcomes for our patients, residents and clients. Through partnerships and by investing in innovative processes, technology and products, we are continually striving to drive health care quality while reducing costs and in addressing health care issues facing entire communities (such as enhancing access to behavioral health care services and fighting opioid dependency).
Bon Secours Mercy Health at a glance:

• Not-for-profit Catholic health system sponsored by Bon Secours Mercy Ministries
• Provides almost $2 million each day in community benefit
• Owns, manages or joint-ventures facilities in seven states
• 43 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites
• More than 57,000 employees, including 2,100 physicians and advanced practice clinicians

The Mission Statement of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is to bring compassion to health care and to be Good Help to Those in Need&174;, especially those who are poor and dying. As a system of caregivers, we commit ourselves to help bring people and communities to health and wholeness through the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.

We call ourselves a health system, and health is exactly what we focus on. We believe that being healthy means more than just not being sick. It means optimizing your health so you can live your life to the fullest. Whether we heal a condition, help you make smarter food choices, inspire you to get moving, or simply offer a word of support, we believe true wellness is about feeling good body and spirit.

With innovative technology, we heal the body. With faith, we mend the spirit. We draw from a past that's rich in the healing tradition, while strengthening the future through the guidance and support of the Ministry of Bon Secours and the Bon Secours Health System, Inc.