Cardiology Nurse Practitioner – Asheville, NC

Job description

Cardiology Nurse Practitioner – Asheville, NC

Specialty: Cardiology
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Asheville, NC
Setting: Inpatient
Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
Schedule: Primarily 12-hour day shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
Duration: Ongoing

Position Overview
A large acute care hospital in western North Carolina is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide inpatient cardiology coverage. This role focuses on the management of hospitalized cardiology patients and includes rounding, consults, admissions, discharges, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary care team.

Position Highlights
- Inpatient Cardiology coverage
- Ongoing assignment with long-term potential
- Primarily 12-hour day shifts
- No call required
- Cerner EMR
- Travel, lodging, and rental car assistance available
- Collaborative environment with specialty support services

Responsibilities
- Round daily on hospitalized cardiology patients
- Evaluate new consults and admissions
- Perform history and physical examinations
- Complete daily progress notes, consult notes, event notes, and discharge summaries
- Order and interpret diagnostic testing, laboratory studies, and medications
- Coordinate care with attending physicians and consulting services
- Manage patients primarily within cardiology and step-down units
- Perform ICU procedures when clinically indicated, including: Arterial line placement, Central line placement, Cardioversion

Support Services
- Attending Cardiologists
- Hospital Medicine
- Pulmonary Critical Care
- Cardiovascular Surgery

Requirements
- Active North Carolina Nurse Practitioner license
- Active North Carolina DEA
- Board Certification required
- Experience in inpatient cardiology, hospital medicine, critical care, or related acute care settings preferred
- Comfort with inpatient management and procedural responsibilities preferred

Credentialing
- Estimated credentialing timeframe: 60–90 days
- Name clear process required prior to submission

Travel
- Lodging reimbursed per client guidelines
- Rental car provided per client guidelines
- Airfare assistance available for qualifying providers

• Inpatient Cardiology – No Call Required
• 12-Hour Day Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
• Ongoing Assignment – Travel, Lodging & Rental Car Assistance Available