Location: Missouri
Position Type: Locum Tenens
Specialty: Cardiology - Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner)
Our client is actively seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with cardiology experience to provide locum tenens coverage. This role includes a mix of inpatient rounding, consults, and outpatient clinic work, with support from a well-established cardiology team. The ideal candidate can offer 10 or more shifts per month and is comfortable managing a diverse cardiology patient population in a dynamic hospital setting.
Position Highlights:Schedule:
Clinic: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Hospital: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Setting: Hybrid - Inpatient and Outpatient
Telehealth: Available on inclement weather days
Call: Light in-house/beeper call - approx. 4-5 weekday patient calls per month + 1 weekend/month
Rounding on cardiology patients: general, heart failure, interventional, and electrophysiology
Inpatient consults and follow-up care
Outpatient cardiology clinic
Discharge planning collaboration with hospitalists
Responding to ER cardiology consults
Coverage includes cardiac ICU and cardiac floors (4A-4D, 3E)
No admissions (cardiology is consult-only service)
No cardiac procedures or stress tests performed by APP (tests are ordered only)
Nuclear stress tests
Echo stress tests
Treadmill stress tests
EPIC
Active Missouri license or eligibility via IMLC
National Certification as PA-C or NP
ACLS & BLS certified (additional cardiology-related certs preferred)
30-45 days credentialing time
Cardiology experience preferred
Strong multidisciplinary team
20 support staff onsite
Collaborative environment with hospitalists and cardiology attendings