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North Suffolk Cardiologist is seeking an electrophysiologist to join their rapidly growing practice. North Suffolk Cardiology, an affiliate of Stony Brook University Hospital, is a full-service, outpatient, cardiology physican practice, offering a wide range of expertise in cardiovascular health and wellness. North Suffolk Cardiology has four office locations that span the North Suffolk region of Long Island and 14 highly specialized, well-trained physicians and 11 advanced practice providers who see over 40,000 patient visits per year, making NSC the largest cardiology practice on the North Shore.

NSC provides comprehensive cardiovascular care by using state-of-the-art technology in PET/CT, SPECT, echo/vascular ultrasound services, as well as education in nutrition and lifestyle management to promote proper cardiovascular health. NSC offers intervential procedures to treat coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, and other heart conditions and also houses a device clinic offers holter and event monitoring for patients with heart rhythm disorders. Intenstive cardia rehab services are also offered on-site for patients who are rehabilitating after a significant cardiac event and procedure.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment as team leader.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, and makes diagnosis, and orders appropriate, standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary.
• Evaluates procedure results. Provides preventative as well as acute care.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients? plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients? individual circumstances.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Documents exam and progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record. Provides referral letters as needed.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Share night and weekend call coverage with other Physicians in a Call Group.

• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Responsible for the conduct and care given by other clinical office staff including nurses, medical assistants and technologists. The physician is the head of the clinical team.
• Responsible for conduct and patient interaction of shadowing medical students, physician extenders and nursing interns.
• Responsible for meeting quality benchmarks established by Population Health, Payors, NYS DOH or Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
• Follows established evidence based practices and assures good quality patient care.
• Must build a patient population base to generate revenue to cover salary & expenses.

North Suffolk Cardiology is seeking an interventional cardiologist to join their rapidly growing practice. The ideal candidate is BE/BC in cardiology and interventional cardiology, with echocardiography and RPVI certification a plus. Candidate should be proficient in the interventional treatment of all facets of coronary artery disease, including complex coronary intervention. Additional expertise in structural heart disease and peripheral vascular disease, while attractive, is not mandatory. All procedures are performed out of one location, Stony Brook University Hospital. There is no responsibility for acute STEMI call with this position. Excellent compensation package commensurate with experience.

North Suffolk Cardiology (NSC), an affiliate of Stony Brook University Hospital, is a full-service, outpatient, cardiology physician practice, offering a wide range of expertise in cardiovascular health and wellness. North Suffolk Cardiology has four office locations that span the northern Suffolk county region of Long Island, and thirteen highly specialized, well-trained physicians and eleven advanced practice providers who see over 40,000 patient visits per year – making NSC the largest cardiology physician practice on the north shore.

NSC provides comprehensive cardiovascular care by using state-of-the-art technology, including PET/CT, SPECT, echo/ vascular ultrasound services, as well as education in nutrition and lifestyle management to promote proper cardiovascular health. NSC offers the full complement of interventional and non-invasive and invasive electrophysiologic services. Intensive cardiac rehab services are also offered on-site.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment as team leader.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, and makes diagnosis, and orders appropriate, standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary.
• Evaluates procedure results. Provides preventative as well as acute care.?
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients’ plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients’ individual circumstances.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Documents exam and progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record. Provides referral letters as needed.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Share night and weekend call coverage with other Physicians in a Call Group.
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Responsible for the conduct and care given by other clinical office staff including nurses, medical assistants and technologists. The physician is the head of the clinical team.
• Responsible for conduct and patient interaction of shadowing medical students, physician extenders and nursing interns.
• Responsible for meeting quality benchmarks established by Population Health, Payors, NYS DOH or Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
• Follows established evidence based practices and assures good quality patient care.
• Must build a patient population base to generate revenue to cover salary & expenses.

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Seeking noninvasive cardiologist for secure partnership track position with large income potential. Candidate would join well established single specialty practice on the North Shore of Long Island. ?Unmatched lifestyle, driving distance of New York City and Hampton beaches, great local schools and active university life.

Full office schedule from day one in practice seeing 40,000+ visits yearly. Quality of care and collegial atmosphere prioritized. ?In-house cardiac PET/CT scanner, cardiac rehab, echo and vascular ultrasound, device clinic, large APP support staff, and two dietitians. ?Practice has local University Hospital affiliation for in-patient services. ?Practice is growing with multiple sites of service.?

If wanting to build a long-term practice with great lifestyle doing high-quality medicine serving a great patient population look no further.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provides health care to patients including diagnosis and treatment as team leader.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, and makes diagnosis, and orders appropriate, standard laboratory and diagnostic procedures as necessary.
• Evaluates procedure results. Provides preventative as well as acute care.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patients? plan of care.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition, self-management of acute or chronic illnesses and tailors instructions to patients? individual circumstances.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Prescribes medications.
• Documents exam and progress notes in the Electronic Medical Record. Provides referral letters as needed.
• Collects, monitors and reports on patient outcomes.
• Share night and weekend call coverage with other Physicians in a Call Group.

• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Responsible for the conduct and care given by other clinical office staff including nurses, medical assistants and technologists. The physician is the head of the clinical team.
• Responsible for conduct and patient interaction of shadowing medical students, physician extenders and nursing interns.
• Responsible for meeting quality benchmarks established by Population Health, Payors, NYS DOH or Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services.
• Follows established evidence based practices and assures good quality patient care.
• Must build a patient population base to generate revenue to cover salary & expenses.

Job Summary:

The Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) is responsible for high quality image acquisition, processing and enhancement for the physicians? interpretation.The NMT orders the isotopes, as well as the logging in of all isotopes to be used for each day. Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals. The NMT performs quality control of all equipment. (Dose Calibrator, SPECT and PET Cameras, Well Counter, GM meter, etc.) Will perform QC wipe test, area surveys for possible contamination with RaRx, waste disposal and any other duties assigned by the Nuclear Medicine Supervisor/Technical Director.

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We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

JOB SUMMARY:

Fast paced, large cardiology practice with multiple locations. The applicant should have 1 year minimum of cardiac experience. Certified RDCS or RCS required. Obtainment of RVT or RVS credential within one year of hiring required.

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• Candidate for this position will perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures, primarily echocardiograms and carotid duplex. Working knowledge of additional studies performed within our practice (venous, aortoiliac, arterial, and renal ultrasound) is helpful.
• Must have the ability to interpret and analyze exams, following protocols to provide a preliminary report of findings to the physician
• Will have an independent schedule and should be familiar with day-to-day operations.

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Job Summary:

Act as a central point of communication among providers, patients and other team members of our team. Incumbent schedules patients for provider appointments and diagnostic testing utilizing knowledge of medical terminology and practice policies and protocols. Troubleshoots patient concerns and routes calls to the appropriate staff member when needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• Answer large volume of calls promptly.
• Screen all calls for urgency and handle all calls with confidence, compassion and efficiency.
• Schedules patient appointments and diagnostic testing for all providers.
• Collect and verify patient demographic information as well as verify insurance when appropriate.
• Accurately records patient messages and routes them to the provider or appropriate team member.
• Reviews and maintains provider?s schedules according to practice guidelines to ensure patients are scheduled appropriately.

The purpose of this position is to create, maintain, audit and retrieve medical records by gathering appropriate information/forms and auditing charts for completeness and accuracy. Responds to requests for medical records. Candidates must be able to adapt to an ever changing, busy environment. Candidates must be reliable and a team player with a positive attitude, having excellent computer and verbal/written communication skills working closely with front office staff, personnel, physicians and insurance companies.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Scanning/attaching into electronic charts records obtained through fax server or forwarded from other staff in a timely manner making sure documents are placed in correct charts and messages sent to correct staff/departments.
• Process and forward requests for medical records from patients, outside physicians, facilities, legal and insurance offices and handle requests from NSC/SBCM physicians, making sure all proper authorizations have been received. Scans confirmations
• Utilizing various portals in obtaining medical records requested from providers.
• Reviews schedules in advance, obtaining, scanning, and noting the necessary clinical information for physicians to abstract.
• Review and handle all electronic messages in a timely & efficient manner.
• Process all signed testing including scanning, attaching, faxing, and forwarding to ordering physicians in a timely manner.
• Responds to request for medical records, processes letters and reports, answers and directs telephone calls in the department.

• Print providers’ daily schedules. Proof, format, and fax outgoing letters and correspondence with accuracy. Send messages to providers to electronically sign their office progress notes.

• Keeps supervisor informed of problems or issues.
• Complies with federal HIPAA regulation and polices for privacy and security of patient information.

Under general supervision, reviews, analyzes and assures the final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the practicing providers are valid and complete. Accurately codes office and hospital procedures for providers to ensure proper reimbursement. Provides education to the providers to ensure proper documentation and assignment of ICD-10-CDM, HCPCS and CPT codes. Reports to the Coding Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

• • Audits records to ensure proper submission of services prior to billing on pre-determined selected charges.
  • Receives hospital information to properly bill provider services for hospital patients.
  • Supplies correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes on all diagnoses provided.
  • Supplies correct HCPCS code on all procedures and services performed.
  • Supplies correct CPT code on all procedures and services performed.
  • Contacts providers to train and update them with correct coding information.
  • Attends seminars and in-services as required to remain current on coding issues.
  • Audits medical records to ensure proper coding is completed and to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
  • Accurately follows coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.
  • Maintains all mandatory in-services.
  • Maintains compliance standards in accordance with the Compliance policies. Reports compliance problems appropriately.
  • Determines the final diagnoses and procedures stated by the physician or other health care providers are valid and complete.
  • Quantitative analysis – Performs a comprehensive review for the record to assure the presence of all component parts such as: patient and record identification, signatures and dates where required, and all other necessary data in the presence of all reports which appear to be indicated by the nature of the treatment rendered.

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• • Qualitative analysis – Evaluates the record for documentation consistency and adequacy. Ensures that the final diagnosis accurately reflects the care and treatment rendered. Reviews the records for compliance with established reimbursement and special screening criteria.
  • Analyzes provider documentation to assure the appropriate Evaluation & Management (E&M) levels are assigned using the correct CPT code
  • Reviews department edits in billing software and make any corrections based on supported documentation and medical necessary.
  • Performs other related duties, which may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description.

The employee will be under the general supervision of, and report directly to the EP/Device clinic Supervisor. This clinical position requires direct patient contact, and the performance of a variety of functions related to the care, education and maintenance of patients with implanted cardiac devices. ( pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators and Loop recorders) as well as external cardiac recorders (Holter monitors, MCOTS, EVENT recorders and Loop recorders) and external temporary cardiac defibrillators.

Essential Job Functions:

• -Obtains vital signs and pertinent patient history, medication revie
• -Attaches patient to appropriate programmer to initiate interrogation process
• -Provides appropriate education regarding home care, routine precautions and F/U of patient?s individual device.
• -Able to educate and instruct patients on use of home monitoring devices.
• -Able to log on to and order equipment through websites.
• -Able actively participate in downloading and maintenance of remote monitoring websites, reporting any alert status directly to the Supervising NP/RN/M
• -Able to call device manufacturers/ representatives for information when required.
• -Able to perform a Trans-telephonic telephone check.
• – Will be able to perform arrhythmia analysis of Holter, Event and MCOT monitors and Loop recorders.
• -Will remain current with new technology as it is becomes available. Attends educational programs as
• -Required to maintain current with new devices, procedures, and patient education requirements.
• -Schedule patient appointments within established guidelines.
• -Will maintain appropriate documentation in the patient?s EMR, chart.
• -Will maintain statistics for the department under the supervison of the NP.
• -Will follow HIPAA guidelines at all times.

Responsible for the daily coordination of the clinical aspects of the medical office while collaborating with the front desk scheduling to ensure the highest level of patient satisfaction and care.

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate lead Medical Assistant for need of placing patients in the examination rooms and document for the physician the medication log , vitals and the main reason for the visit in Cerner EMR
• Perform screening and measuring procedures according to protocol. This may include, but is not limited to height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, EKG. Record findings in the electronic medical record (EMR) Cerner system. Record pharmacy information for each patient for E-Prescribing.
• Assist the Lead Medical Assistant with flow of the physician to comply with schedule
• Draw blood when necessary. Copy patient insurance card to attach to requisition.
• Maintain room cleanliness.
• Assist in obtaining radiology reports, assessment reports and or outside physician documentation..
• Schedule ancillary services and other procedures as needed.
• Maintain, scan patient charts into EMR
• Call in renewal of prescriptions as directed by Physician. Review with physician for any changes needed.
• Secure all medication/needles to be in locked cabinet
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed in a timely manner by the physician and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician’s direction
• Cover lunch schedules of Medical Assistants
• Assist in scanning of medical documentation such as EKG, Spirometer, etc.
• Ensure HIPAA guidelines are followed
• Necessary cross training to schedule patients for appointments.
• Front desk intake of patients for registration and exit for appointments