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Job Description:
Interventional Cardiologist
The interventional cardiologist will share responsibilities seeing inpatient hospital patients, seeing clinic patients, rotating into the cardiac Cath Lab schedule, covering an imaging rotation, and sharing both general and interventional call.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Admits, evaluates, treats, and provides consultation to adult patients by use of specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart, as well as technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system
Sees new consult patients and follow-up patients in the practice
Provides cardiac cath services as needed and covers STEMI's
Practices safe interventional cardiac procedures in line with the guidelines of the American College of cardiology and the American Heart Association
Provides appropriate documentation to validate procedures being performed in the cardiac Cath Lab in other areas in accordance with appropriate use criteria established by the ACC
Reads echoes, EKG, if certified, nuclear studies, TEE if privileged, cardioversion, non-nuclear stress reads, and other studies as privileged
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
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Specific to interventional cardiology to be eligible core privileges and interventional cardiology
Privileges include the ability to assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with policies regarding emergency and consultative call services. The core privileges in the specialty include the procedures on the following procedures list and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills within the specialty practice
Interventional cardiology core privileges:
Intracoronary foreign body retrieval
Intracoronary infusion of pharmacologic agents including thrombolytic medications
Intracoronary mechanical Thrombectomy
Intracoronary stents, balloon angioplasty, and other commonly used interventional devices
Intracoronary ultrasound of coronaries or IVUS
Use of intracoronary Doppler, flow and pressure wire
Management of complications of percutaneous interventional coronary procedures
Rotational atherectomy
Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and microvascular spasm
Primarily radial approach and or femoral and brachial cannulation for angiography or percutaneous coronary interventions
Interpretation of coronary angiograms, ventriculography, and hemodynamics
Intra-aortic balloon pump catheter insertion and post patient care
Special requested procedures for interventional cardiology:
Peripheral vascular angiography, angioplasty, and stenting
Special request for privileges may be made for carotid stenting, and endovascular grafts of the aorta
Special request for privileges may be made for permanent pacemaker implantation and other implant devices such as AICD
Other requested privileging can be made based on prior experience and new training Reappointment criteria for interventional cardiology
Maintains regular, consistent and punctual attendance at the assigned job location
Exercises good judgment, demonstrates effective critical thinking skills
Flexible, able to prioritize and address multiple responsibilities concurrently
Works effectively under stress and frequently changing job requirements/situations
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/DEGREES
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Holds subspecialty certification in interventional cardiology by the ABIM or completed a certificate of added qualification in interventional cardiology by the AOBIM
Meets criteria for Medical Staff or Allied Health Professional membership and privileges
EXPERIENCE
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Meets criteria for Medical Staff or Allied Health Professional membership and privileges
Demonstrated competence and an adequate volume of experience (150 percutaneous coronary interventional procedures) with acceptable outcomes, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, for the past 24 months, based on results of professional practice evaluation and outcome studies. Evidence of current physical and mental ability to perform privileges requested is required of all applicants for renewal of privileges. In addition, excepted continuing education related to interventional cardiology is required.
Successful completion of an AC GME or AOA accredited training program and interventional cardiology or equivalent practice experience if training occurred prior to 2003
Demonstrates at least 75 percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, in the past 12 months or successful completion of an ACGME or AOA residency or clinical fellowship within the past 12 months
Bay Area Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
