* Collaborates with the attending provider via phone or in person to review consultations, plan of care, and patient status updates for all hospitalized patients.
* Coordinates care with interventional cardiology providers and patients.
* Provides direct patient care including obtaining a health history, performing a detailed physical exam, creating a comprehensive assessment of the patient, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and prescribing pharmacological agents.
* Updates patient history and physical in preparation for procedures. Obtains informed consent when necessary.
* Enters and signs pre-procedural orders.
* Communicates with cath lab and cardiology staff to ensure a timely flow of EP procedures, while taking into account staffing and patient considerations.
* Completes documentation of all consultations, progress notes, and services rendered in the EMR in a timely manner.
* Orders referrals and diagnostic testing as necessary.
* Completes discharge planning and discharge summaries for hospitalized patients.
* Performs procedures under the supervision of the attending physician within scope of physician assistant training.
* Functions as a surgical first assist in the cath lab and operating room when assigned. Performs and assists in procedures at the discretion of supervising physician. Includes central venous access, injection of local anesthetic, use of electrocautery, deep and superficial suturing, and other procedures at the discretion of supervising physician.
* Assists in EP procedures when assigned including operation of fluoroscopy table and EP stimulator.
* Supervises and performs procedures in the cardiology department within scope of training and supervising physician discretion when indicated.
* Serves as initial contact point for nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy, and other hospital departments regarding the management of hospitalized patients.