Career Opportunities

South Denver Cardiology, one of Colorado’s largest and most respected private cardiology practices, is seeking a full-time General Cardiologist to join our dynamic team. We are a comprehensive, multi-specialty group dedicated to excellence in cardiovascular care.

The ideal candidate will be board certified or board eligible in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, with demonstrated proficiency in transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), echocardiography, and Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) interpretation.

Our practice includes 34 cardiologists and 24 advanced practice providers serving the South Denver metro area. We are nationally recognized for several advanced programs, including a robust TAVR program, Electrophysiology (EP), LAAO, MitraClip, and CCTA with FFR imaging. Our specialty clinics encompass a wide range of focus areas such as Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR), Heart Failure, Structural Heart Disease, Clinical Research, Wellness, and Coronary Calcium Scoring, along with collaborative clinics in Pulmonary Hypertension, TAVR, Neurology, and Aortic Valve Disease.

South Denver Cardiology is known for its collegial work environment, strong commitment to clinical excellence, and emphasis on work-life balance—enabling providers to fully enjoy the natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle of the Colorado Rockies.

We offer a competitive market-based salary, comprehensive benefits package, CME allowance and relocation assistance (if needed).

For inquiries or to apply, please contact:

Troy P. Stockman, MHA-L, CMPE
Chief Executive Officer
tstockman@southdenver.com

 

This Cardiac Tech will work primarily in Specialty Clinics. They will report to the Specialty Clinic Cardiac Tech Lead and the Specialty Clinic Nursing Supervisor. Prior to performing any activity under this supervision, the MA/CNA/Technician will be fully trained and competent.

Responsibilities

• Respects patient confidentiality and privacy by maintaining the security of all patient
  communications, per current HIPAA regulations.
• Responsible for rooming patients, taking vital signs, stocking and cleaning exam rooms
  and specialty clinic area.
• Accurately reconciling patient medications, gathering pertinent patient information Ie:
  labs etc. as necessary.
• Retrieve voicemail and triage as appropriate daily.
• Ensures correct prescription by communication with the provider and the pharmacies
  regarding new prescriptions, medication changes or refills as requested.
• Assist in oversight of medications, ensuring safe and appropriate follow up for patients.
• Provide Patient education/community resource materials as needed or instructed and
  maintain up to date file for patient materials.
• Obtain Prior authorizations for medications.
• Maintain specialty clinic OSHA logs and ensure daily recording.
• Maintains accurate record keeping and ensures current and proper documentation of
  pacemakers, ICDs, loops and patient care activities using EHR.
• Will educate patients on their medical conditions, devices, symptoms that may indicate
  a worsening problem, and the possible effects or adverse reactions that may occur with
  medications.
• Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties, providing explanation of clinic process
  and procedures, and answering questions.
• Administer ancillary testing such as ECG, Spirometry as needed, 6-minute walk testing,
  recording of patient survey results and in office testing results into EMR.
• Maintains current BLS in accordance with SDCA protocol
• Acts as a resource for other medical assistants and non-clinical staff.
• Complies with federal, state, local and professional requirements.
• Maintains a safe, clean working environment. Responsible for all clinical supply
  inventory and supply replenishment, sharps management and general keeping for the
  entirety of the specialty clinic area.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infectious control policies and
  protocols.
• Performs various administrative duties, record keeping, statistical gathering and data
  recording as instructed.
• Cross train to other specialty clinic medical assistant or technician positions.

Accountability: Collaborates with RNs/LPNs, Specialty Clinic Supervisor and Lead MA
Supervisor

• Report directly to Lead MA for Specialty Clinic and the Specialty Clinic Supervisor for
  attendance or scheduling issues.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with others
• Flexibility, promptness, and desire to be a team player

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• AAS degree/certificate in medical assisting or cardiac tech strongly preferred
• Current BLS
• 2+ years direct patient care and ECG proficiency
• Background check required (includes credit, justice, worker’s comp)
• Immunizations up to date

Physical Effort:

• Assist with adult patients in emergencies as needed
• Lifting requirements not to exceed 50Lbs

Tools and Equipment:

• Computer skills
• Telephone and Voice Mail retrieval
• Blood pressure cuff/Stethoscope
• ECG
• Epic EMR, Pacemate, Harmony, Meditech, CHORIO, LabCorp, Quest, and other lab EMR
  as indicated
• Crash cart and supplies

Hours a Week: 40
Compensation: $21.00-$25.00 per hour depending on experience and education

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employees may perform other
related duties as assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

Prepares patient for nuclear procedure by:  

• Reviewing pertinent patient history.  
• Thoroughly explaining procedure and answer patient questions as applicable.  
• Recognize and report to physician or Radiation Safety Officer any contraindications for nuclear procedure.  
• Insert intravenous catheter to be used to administer radioactive doses.  
• Follow ASNC/ICANL guidelines and SDCA nuclear testing protocol to acquire and process patient procedure. 

Provide proper care when emergency action is needed by:  

• Identifying emergency situations and implementing needed procedures.  
• Seek reinforcement.  
• Properly document incident.  
• Established a compassionate environment by providing:  
• Emotional and psychological support in a professional manner to patients and their family members.  
• Explain all procedures to be performed.  
• Provide opportunity for addressing patient questions and concerns.  
• Provide privacy and professionalism when prepping patients.  
• Documents patient care services by:  
• Creating report in Epic 
• Accurately documenting all information gathered during evaluation.  
• Proper distribution of all components of test.  
• Ensure proper billing and storage of test results.  
• Process images (Cedar and 4DM software)

Maintains clean working environment by:  

• Gathering clean laundry and properly disposing of soiled linen.  
• Maintain clean workstation.  
• Maintaining equipment for proper functioning, including daily floods, COR, uniformity and PM’s, as required by manufacturer.  
• Adhere to all State and NRC regulations concerning:  
• Radioactive dose receiving, administration and disposal.  
• Monitoring and evaluation of patient, staff and facility radioactive exposure and contamination.  
• Effective recordkeeping concerning radiopharmaceuticals, patient scheduling and dosages, daily surveys, weekly wipe testing, dose receipt and disposal and results of equipment calibrations using NMIS system.  
• When needed, follow correct protocols for radioactive spills and containment.  
• Calibrates, standardizes, adjusts and maintains well counters, dose calibrators, geiger-mueller detectors and imaging cameras.  

 

Required Skills/Abilities:  

• Excellent verbal communication skills. 
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. 
• Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills. 
• Ability to prioritize tasks. 
• Ability to function well in a high‐paced and at times stressful environment. 

 Education and Experience: 

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) certification is required. 
• BLS 

 Physical Requirements:  

• Ability to assist with adult patient in emergencies as needed 
• Lifting requirements do not exceed 25 pounds

Tools/Equipment: 

• Gamma camera, dose calibrator, Geiger-mueller detector, well counter and NMIS system.  
• Epic EHR 
• PACs 4DM and Cedars 
• IV supplies.  
• ECG  

 Hours a Week: PRN

 Compensation: $38.50-$50.00 per hour depending on experience and education 

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employees may perform other related duties as assigned. 

 

JOB SUMMARY: 

We are seeking a skilled Sonographer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing diagnostic evaluations using sonography and other imaging techniques. 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential patients, actual patients, and others in a position to understand service requirements. 

• Gains patients’ cooperation by reducing anxieties. 

• Thoroughly reviews patient/physician notes prior to exam to ensure correct imaging techniques are used. 

• Explain exam and answer questions. 

• Prepares patient for the ultrasound procedure. 

• Performs 2D, 3D, M-mode, Doppler, Contrast and Strain echocardiograms. Maintains production and high-quality studies by following the established standards, protocols, and procedures. Gives opinions and/or explanations of data and/or images at physicians’ request. 

• Maintains ultrasound supply inventory. 

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. 

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment. 

• Documents patient care services by organizing all data obtained for physician interpretation. 

• Creates echo report including summary in Epic structured report. 

• PACs is Agfa/Tomtech 

• Relays patient preliminary results to reading cardiologist as needed. 

• Adheres to all guidelines of SDC (South Denver Cardiology) and IAC (Intersocietal Accreditation Commision). 

• Provides proper emergency care, as needed. 

• Contributes to team effort. 

• Maintain required registry status. 

• Completes monthly and annual competency, as required. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Certified Adult Cardiac Sonographer by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by Cardiovascular Credentialling International. 

• Extensive training in cardiac ultrasound

 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred 

• Epic experience preferred 

• Medical office experience preferred 

• Basic CPR 

• Vascular US is a plus but not necessary 

PHYSICAL EFFORT: 

• Ability to support adult patient in emergencies as needed 

HOURS PER WEEK:  40 

COMPENSATION:  $46-$56 depending on experience and education  

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employees may perform other related duties as assigned. 

Apply here, Jobs@southdenver.com

Job Summary:
The Research Assistant/MA is an essential research team member. The Research Assistant/MA are
responsible for supporting the Research Nurses and Research Director with clinical and office
tasks.

Duties/Responsibilities:
•  Document Management: Scanning, labeling and filing documents or folders, preparing documents for
long term storage, preparing research binders.
•  Lab Processing: Processing and shipping blood, phlebotomy, separating expired lab kits.
•  MA Duties: Vital signs, EKG, assistance with 6MWT
•  Monitors ambient and refrigerator temperatures daily
•  Picks up dry ice for shipping of blood samples
•  Fills in spreadsheets for data tracking.
•  Pre-screening assistance for trials.
•  Enters electronic data for sponsors.
•  Assists with documentation into the CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) for revenue, invoice
and patient visit tracking.
•  Couriers documents for signature and/or send for electronic signature.
•  Couriers blood to FedEx if needed.
•  Calls patients to follow up on study interest.
•  Orders supplies for research studies and general office supplies
•  Takes meeting minutes
•  Arranges for pickup of packages
•  Delivers packages from mailroom
•  Must maintain patient confidentiality and privacy per current HIPAA regulations.
•  Must be able to establish rapport with patients easily and be customer service focused.
•  Needs to be able to communicate so as to reduce anxieties, providing explanations of treatment
and answering questions for a variety of patients.
•  Complies with federal, state, local, and professional requirements to keep licensing in good
standing and by advising management of needed updates.
•  Coordinates communications by facilitating telephone communications for physicians, insurance
companies and others.

Qualifications/Education:

•  Applicant must have high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
•  Applicant must meet the requirements of a credentialed Medical or Nursing Assistant or an
equivalent amount of education and experience.
•  Must have BLS certification from American Heart Association.
•  Must have IATA training and/or being willing to complete this within 60 days of hire.

•  Must have GCP training and/or being willing to complete this within 60 days of hire.
•  Lifting requirements do not exceed 25 pounds.
•  Must have a valid driver’s license

Required Skills/Abilities:
•  Excellent verbal communication skills.
•  Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Ability to prioritize tasks.
•  Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
•  Proficient with Microsoft Office or related software.

Tools/Equipment Used:
• 12 lead EKG, cardiac monitor/defibrillator, stethoscope, point of care testing equipment, basic
computer knowledge, pulse oximetry, centrifuge, phlebotomy, etc.

Skills:
•  Language Skills – A research assistant must be proficient in typing and good at spelling,
punctuation, grammar, and oral communication.
•  Understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures,
pharmacology.
• Computer Skills – To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to learn and
use all functions of electronic medical record software. Must accurately enter data into a
database, search for information. Must be proficient in and keep up to date with changes in current
EHR program(s) used at the facility. Must be able to type words and number quickly and accurately.
•  Phlebotomy skills and experience preferred.

Pay: $19-$23 – Compensation will vary based on salary level and educational qualifications.

Job Type: 2 employees – Part time – 0.5 FTE – 20 hours

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employee may perform
other related duties as assigned.

Apply here, Jobs@southdenver.com

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Greet patient in waiting room.
• Prepares patient for cardiac stress evaluations.
• Reviewing medical history and/or questioning the patient if the chart is unavailable.
• Properly preparing skin for adequate conduction of EKG.
• Properly connects EKG cable to electrodes.
• Identifying and documenting current medications.
• Evaluating resting EKG/blood pressure in supine, sitting and standing positions.
• Recognize and report to physician any contradictions for cardiac stress evaluation.
• Performs brief physical exam including listening to heart and lung sounds.
• Conducts exercising and pharmacological stress evaluations.
• Choosing appropriate protocol.
• Closely monitoring EKG/BP response to stress as well as patient overall well-being.
• Follows SDCA practice and ACSM guidelines for termination of test.
• Ensures proper evaluation of test results.
• Interpreting testing results and documenting results in Epic medical records.
• Facilitating process to get test results to reading physician.
• Providing private surroundings for physician and patient to discuss results as needed.
• Gathering proper information so the patient can be contacted.
• Provide proper care when emergency action is needed.
• Identifying emergency situations and implementing procedures (dial 95- Code Blue or Rapid Response).
• Seeking reinforcement when needed.
• Properly document incident.
• Establishes a compassionate testing environment.
• Emotional support in a professional manner to patients and their family members.
• Explain all procedures to be performed.
• Provide opportunity for addressing patient concerns and questions.
• Provide privacy and professionalism when prepping patients.
• Accurately documenting all information during evaluation.
• Properly distributing all test components.
• Ensuring completion of all tests.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment.
• Gathering clean laundry and properly disposing of soiled linen.
• Maintaining clean workstation.
• Maintain equipment in proper working order.

Required Skills/Abilities:

 

 

Education and Experience:

• BS in exercise physiology, exercise science, OR Registered Nurse
• ASCL certification
• BLS
• 12 lead EKG interpretation a must.

 

Physical Requirements:

• Able to stand and be continually active for 4-hour intervals.
• Able to support adult patients during an emergency.
• Able to move exercise equipment when necessary.

Hours a Week: PRN

Compensation: $25-$32/ hour depending on experience and education

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employees may perform other related duties as assigned.

Apply here, Jobs@southdenver.com

South Denver Cardiology is the most comprehensive cardiac facility in the region. We are one of Denver’s oldest specialty medical practices. Established in 1973, SDCA celebrates over 50 years of service to the south metro community and is committed to the highest quality patient care. The mission of South Denver Cardiology is to be the provider of choice for delivering the highest quality cardiac care to adults in the region. Be part of a team that is making a difference!

Job Summary:

The Clinical Research Nurse, under the guidance and supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI), ensures the integrity and quality of clinical trials are maintained and conducted in accordance w/ federal, state, and local regulations, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals, and SDCA policies and procedures. This position is primarily responsible for the accurate completion of visit procedures and collection of information from study patients according to protocols, and for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of research participants. The clinical trial nurse also acts as the study coordinator for limited studies.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Providing nursing care to research study patients.
• Ensures compliance with each study’s protocol by providing thorough review and documentation at each subject study visit
• Participates in recruitment and selection of study participants by interviewing and documenting medical history to determine compliance with eligibility requirements
• Performs medical tests, including, but not limited to, vital signs, imaging studies, and electrocardiograms
• Administers investigational medications and performs patient assessments during clinic visits to determine presence of side effects; notifies Principal Investigator of findings/issues
• Provides patient education and medical information to study patients to ensure understanding of proper medication dosage, administration, and disease treatment
• Documents medical data in patient chart to capture protocol requirements As Study Coordinator, ensures assigned studies are conducted in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) guidelines
• Ensures site compliance with research protocols by reviewing all regulatory requirements to confirm implementation of appropriate methods, practices, and procedures for all research activities
• Develops accurate source materials and ensures compliance from site staff
• Provides accurate and timely data collection, documentation, entry, and reporting in both sponsor and SDCA databases
• Ensures appropriate credentialing and training completion
• Supports the regulatory supervisor in the maintenance of regulatory documents in accordance with SDCA SOP and applicable regulations
• Interfaces with research participants, to support efforts to determine eligibility and consenting of study participants according to protocol
• Communicates and collaborates specific study requirements to the research team, including internal and external parties, sponsor, monitors, PI, and study participants
• Ensures compliance with research protocols, by providing ongoing quality control audits, including maintaining ongoing investigational drug accountability
• Disburses investigational drug and provides patient teaching regarding administration, as necessary
• Communicates and collaborates w/ study team including internal and external parties, sponsors, PI, and study participants
• Participates with the PI and study team to identify and prioritize the development of systems and infrastructure to maintain research quality and compliance
• Occasional travel to attend sponsor study training meetings as required
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

• Valid RN license from the State of Colorado
• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred
• Two (2) years of recent clinical nursing experience in a hospital, clinic or similar health care setting preferred
• Nursing competency skills per scope of practice (i.e., performing vital signs, nursing assessments, performing ECG/EKG, administering injections, etc.)
• At least one (1) year clinical trials research experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS certified
• Background check required (includes credit, justice, worker’s comp)
• Drug screening
• Covid-19 Vaccination Required

Anticipated end date: 08/30/2024

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.50 – $45.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Apply here, Jobs@southdenver.com