Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Interventional Cardiology Progressive Cardiac Unit - HUP

Loading job

Back to Search Results

Previous Opportunity Next Opportunity

Current UPHS-paid Employees must CLICK HERE to apply on the Internal job board

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Interventional Cardiology Progressive Cardiac Unit - HUP

Job ID: 330548

Category: Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant

Work Type: FT

Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Work Schedule: 36 hours per week

Share: share to e-mail

Apply Now

Save Job Saved

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Penn Medicine has an exciting opportunity for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants to join the Cardiology Advanced Practice (CAP) Service. The CAP Service is a specialized inpatient APP team organized into two soon to be three distinct service arms, each supporting a unique cardiovascular patient population within the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU):CAP-Advanced Heart Failure (CAP-HF): Established service caring for patients with advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, pulmonary hypertension, and heart transplant candidates and recipients, mechanical circulatory support, and high-acuity hemodynamic management.

About the CAP Service - Three-Arm Structure

• CAP-Advanced Heart Failure (CAP-HF): Established service caring for patients with advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, pulmonary hypertension, and heart transplant candidates and recipients, mechanical circulatory support, and high-acuity hemodynamic management.
• CAP-Interventional Cardiology (CAP-I): Established service supporting complex interventional cardiology procedures.
• CAP-General Cardiology PCU (CAP-C): Soon-to-launch (NEW) third arm of the CAP Service, expanding comprehensive inpatient APP coverage to a broad progressive care cardiology population.

This posting is for the new CAP - General Cardiology PCU subservice. However, a defining feature of the CAP Service model is that all APPs are fully cross trained across all three service arms. This means every APP will have the opportunity - and expectation - to rotate and contribute to each patient population, building a broad and highly specialized cardiovascular skill set.

This is a high-acuity, fast-paced inpatient service in which the Advanced Practice Provider delivers comprehensive, autonomous care as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team. The APP will work alongside highly specialized cardiologists and multidisciplinary team who deeply value APP autonomy and clinical expertise.

As an APP of the CAP-General Cardiology PCU (CAP-C) team, the APP will manage a broad inpatient cardiology population requiring progressive care-level monitoring and treatment, including:

• Acute or complex cardiovascular conditions requiring close monitoring
• Cardiomyopathies, heart failure syndromes, and complex valvular disease
• Ischemic heart disease requiring diagnostic evaluation and medical management
• Arrhythmias, conduction disorders, and device-related cardiac issues
• Pre- and post-procedural cardiology patients
• Patients requiring invasive hemodynamic monitoring, including pulmonary artery catheter-guided therapies
• Patients with multisystem comorbidities requiring coordinated interdisciplinary care

Cross-Service Coverage - All Three CAP Service Arms

All CAP APPs are cross trained on all three service arms. In addition to primary coverage of the General Cardiology PCU, you will be expected and empowered to work across CAP-HF and CAP-I, gaining exposure to:

• Advanced heart failure therapies, VAD management, and heart transplant care
• Complex interventional cardiology and mechanical circulatory support
• The full spectrum of high-acuity cardiovascular medicine

This cross-training model ensures scheduling flexibility, clinical breadth, and equitable opportunity for all APPs to develop expertise across all three patient populations.

The APP will provide comprehensive inpatient care including:

• Patient admissions, history and physical examinations
• Daily clinical assessment, rounding, and management of acute cardiovascular conditions
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies (labs, imaging, ECG, hemodynamic data)
• Medication management including cardiovascular pharmacotherapy
• Procedures as credentialed (e.g., pulmonary artery catheter management, central line oversight)
• Discharge planning, care coordination, and patient/family education
• Active participation in multidisciplinary team rounds
• Collaboration with fellows, attendings, nursing staff, pharmacy, and social work
• Contribution to Penn Medicine's tripartite mission: clinical care, research, and education

Schedule & Shift Requirements - 24/7 Coverage

This is a 24/7 inpatient service. All APPs are required to participate in day, night, weekend, and holiday coverage rotations. There is no standard Monday-Friday daytime-only schedule. Shift assignments are distributed equitably across the team.

Shift Structure

• Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
• Night Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
• Extended/Modified Shift (as needed): 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM (dependent on service coverage needs)
• Weekend & Holiday Rotations
• Every 4th weekend rotation (frequency subject to adjustment based on service needs and team size)
• Holiday rotations as scheduled by the team on a rotating, equitable basis

Specific scheduling expectations will be reviewed in detail during the interview process and are subject to the policies of the Department of Advanced Practice and Penn Medicine HR guidelines.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's-prepared Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP or AGACNP) or Doctorate, Master's or Bachelor's Physician Assistant (PA-C)
• Current Pennsylvania licensure as an ACNP, AGACNP, or PA-C
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• Experience in cardiology and/or acute inpatient care preferred
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams highly valued
• Strong foundational knowledge of cardiovascular pathophysiology and pharmacology
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Why Join the CAP Service?

• Be one of the founding members of a brand-new subservice - help shape the culture, workflows, and clinical identity of the CAP - General Cardiology PCU (CAP-C)
• Work at one of the nation's premier academic medical centers with access to cutting-edge cardiovascular therapies
• Cross-training across all three CAP service arms offers unmatched clinical breadth and career development
• Collaborate with nationally recognized cardiologists who champion APP autonomy
• Meaningful participation in research and education as part of Penn Medicine's tripartite mission
• Competitive compensation and Penn Medicine benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Current UPHS-paid Employees must CLICK HERE to apply on the Internal job board

Share: mail

Apply Now

Similar Jobs