Cardiology - Electrophysiology Physician

Cardiology - Electrophysiology Physician at ProLocums summary :

The Cardiology Electrophysiology Physician specializes in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders, providing both inpatient and outpatient care. Responsibilities include performing core procedures such as insertion and management of pacemakers and automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators, as well as conducting catheter ablation. The physician collaborates with a highly trained team in a state-of-the-art facility to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Cardiologist Electrophysiology Marquette MI

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Current subspecialty certification or active participation in the examination process leading to subspecialty certification in clinical cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine or a Certificate of Added Qualification in clinical cardiac electrophysiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, or the equivalent Canadian accrediting organization.

Typical Duties : INPATIENT CARE Admit , evaluate, treat and provide consultation to acute and chronically ill adult patients with a variety of heart rhythm disorders; including but not limited to sinus node dysfunction, atrioventricular (AV) and intra 1 ventricular block, and supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmia; clinical conditions of unexplained syncope, aborted sudden cardiac death, palpitations, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, and long QT syndrome, care of patient in the cardiac care unit, emergency room, or other intensive care settings, before and after an electrophysiologic procedure; with temporary and permanent pacemakers; with postoperative arrhyth 1 mias and care of patients with ICDs.

CORE PROCEDURES Insertion and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) / cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) Insertion of permanent pacemaker, including single / dual chamber and biventricular Interpretation of activation sequence mapping recordings, invasive intracardiac electrophysiologic studies, including endocardial electrogram recording and imaging studies Interpretation of results of noninvasive testing relevant to arrhythmia diagnoses and treatment, Pacemaker programming / reprogramming and interrogation Performance of therapeutic catheter ablation procedures Use of pacemaker lead extraction devices

CLINIC OUTPATIENT CARE Outpatient clinical management of patients to include office visits for new consults, post procedural follow 1 ups, routine in clinic and remote device check patients (with the Device Follow-up Clinical Staff)

You will work collaboratively with and be supported by a team of highly trained and certified lab techs, a well trained and certified group of staff in the device follow-up clinic and a group of APP s and office staff well versed in EP. Your work setting is in a brand new, state of the art facility (2019) with all of the tools you need to perform even the most complex procedures. You will work in the EP lab, see clinic office patients and consult on acute hospital patients. A typical week will includes seeing office patients 2 days per week and per 1 form procedures in the EP lab 3 days per week. Call is for EP only, not general cardiology and is shared be 1 tween 3

Keywords :

cardiology, electrophysiology, heart rhythm disorders, pacemaker insertion, ICD management, catheter ablation, inpatient care, outpatient care, clinical procedures, cardiac care unit