General Cardiology Call with Echo and Nuclear Support

Patient Encounters Per Shift: 9-12

Beds in Department: 29

Board Certification Required: Yes, minimum certified

Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 30-90 days

Required Certifications:
– ACLS: Yes
– ABLS: No
– ATLS: No
– BLS: No
– PALS: No

Facility Trauma Level: 2

Facility PEDs Level: 0

Specialty Skills:
– Internal Medicine – Cardiology
– Outpatient – Cardiology: Required
– Inpatient – Cardiology: Required
– ICU: Required
– Non-invasive: Preferred
– Echocardiography: Preferred
– TEE (Transesophageal Echo): Preferred
– Nuclear Cardiology (Cardiolyte, thallium, etc.): Preferred
– STEMI: Not required

Invasive Cardiology – Diagnostic Only:
– PA catheter placement: Not required
– IABP (Intra Aortic Balloon pump) placement: Not required
– Cardiac catheterization: Not required
– Heart biopsy: Not required

Invasive Cardiology – Interventional:
– Angioplasty – PTCA: Not required
– Intracoronary stent placement: Not required
– Atherectomy: Not required

Electrophysiology:
– Cardiac ablation: Not required
– Permanent pacemaker placement: Not required
– Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD/ICD): Not required