The Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will serve as a core clinical provider supporting VA Connecticut's rapidly expanding Structural Heart and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO/Watchman) programs. This role ensures high-quality, coordinated care across pre-procedural, peri-procedural, post-procedural, and longitudinal follow-up phases for complex, high-acuity Veterans.
The West Haven VAMC is recruiting for a Cardiology APP (Advanced Practice Provider) - Structural Heart Program to fill one position which will be filled with either an Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant. Major Duties are as follows but not limited to: Provide direct patient care in Valve and LAAO clinics, conducting comprehensive evaluations, risk stratification, and ongoing management of high-risk cardiac patients.
Perform detailed pre-procedural preparation including imaging/lab review, interdisciplinary coordination (CT Surgery, Anesthesia, Yale partners), medication optimization, and thorough patient/family education. Support day-of-procedure activities: readiness checks, care coordination, post-procedure assessments, discharge planning, and scheduling of follow-up imaging/visits.
Manage post-procedural care such as ECHO scheduling, anticoagulation management, interpretation of follow-up studies, and identification/escalation of complications. Serve as a central coordination point for TAVR, Mitral/Tricuspid repair, PFO closure, and Watchman pathways, bridging multiple clinical teams across VA and Yale. Review and triage complex consults; collaborate with RN triage for routine referrals while independently evaluating high-risk consult cases.
Provide extensive asynchronous case management and patient communication to support high-acuity Veterans with VA-issued direct-access phone contact. Maintain accurate and timely documentation in CPRS, including clinical encounters, consult management, care plans, imaging coordination, and quality metric tracking. Program & Clinic Expectations Valve Clinic: 1 day/week (expanding to 2 days/week). Watchman/LAAO Clinic: 0.5 day/week (expanding to 1 day/week).
Participate in Structural Heart case conferences, multidisciplinary huddles, and coordination meetings with internal and external (Yale) providers. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8am - 4:30pm Telework: AdHoc at the discretion of facility management Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Education. Graduate of a training program which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of PA (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor organizations. Additionally, candidates must meet one of the following: (1) Master's degree in any discipline; OR (2) Bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a PA. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
ronald.hall@va.gov · 912-809-0388
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $96558 – $128414/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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