Under general supervision of the Cardiologist, provides independent acute and/or routine medical care to a specific out-patient and in-patient populations; Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations on assigned patients; Assesses and treats acute/chronic medical problems and provides direct patient care to a specified patient population; Assists in providing pre-op and post-op care; writes appropriate orders, including those for narcotics, stimulants, and depressants drugs; Performs emergency life saving procedures in cases such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, massive hemorrhage or similar emergencies; Notifies attending physician on call, house physician on call, or supervising physician regarding any unusual or expected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation; Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods; Supervises and/or coordinates the activities of patient care and support staff within the clinical settings; Writes progress notes on patients charts indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed; Maintains records as required; Provides health education to patients and families; Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meeting, an workshops; Performs duties of a mid-level practitioner relating to cardiology to include clinical, consultative, and administrative aspects of care; These include, but are not limited to, initiation of clinical interventions relating to the inpatient and outpatient cardiology population; Administrative duties may include, but are not limited to, committee membership, participation on root cause analysis teams, FMEA teams, PI process and plans for improvement; Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Please fill out and submit an application to the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center. The following is a link to the PDF form:

http://www.jflusvi.org/employ.pdf

*Overseas applicants please fill out an application and fax to (340)772-7387 and mail original document to