Physician Assistant-Cardiology

Summary The Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will serve as a core clinical provider supporting VA Connecticut’s rapidly expanding Structural Heart and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO/Watchman) programs. This role ensures high-quality - coordinated care across pre-procedural - peri-procedural - post-procedural - and longitudinal follow-up phases for complex - high-acuity Veterans.

Duties

• The West Haven VAMC is recruiting for a Cardiology APP (Advanced Practice Provider) - Structural Heart Program to fill one position which will be filled with either an Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant
• Major Duties are as follows but not limited to: Provide direct patient care in Valve and LAAO clinics - conducting comprehensive evaluations - risk stratification - and ongoing management of high-risk cardiac patients
• Perform detailed pre-procedural preparation including imaging/lab review - interdisciplinary coordination (CT Surgery - Anesthesia - Yale partners) - medication optimization - and thorough patient/family education
• Support day-of-procedure activities: readiness checks - care coordination - post-procedure assessments - discharge planning - and scheduling of follow-up imaging/visits
• Manage post-procedural care such as ECHO scheduling - anticoagulation management - interpretation of follow-up studies - and identification/escalation of complications
• Serve as a central coordination point for TAVR - Mitral/Tricuspid repair - PFO closure - and Watchman pathways - bridging multiple clinical teams across VA and Yale
• Review and triage complex consults
• collaborate with RN triage for routine referrals while independently evaluating high-risk consult cases
• Provide extensive asynchronous case management and patient communication to support high-acuity Veterans with VA-issued direct-access phone contact
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in CPRS - including clinical encounters - consult management - care plans - imaging coordination - and quality metric tracking
• Program & Clinic Expectations Valve Clinic: 1 day/week (expanding to 2 days/week)
• Watchman/LAAO Clinic: 0.5 day/week (expanding to 1 day/week)
• Participate in Structural Heart case conferences - multidisciplinary huddles - and coordination meetings with internal and external (Yale) providers
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 8am - 4:30pm Telework: AdHoc at the discretion of facility management Virtual: This is not a virtual position.