Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

College of Charleston • Nashville-Davidson, TN, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

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Organization: VHVI VUH Advanced Practice Inpatient

Job Summary: Vanderbilt University Hospital is expanding! We're hiring Acute Care Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants for a new Advanced Heart Failure team. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a brand new service at Vanderbilt University Hospital. In this primary admitting service, the Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure APP will round with the attending physician and provide care for advanced heart failure patients being evaluated for heart transplants or VADs.

SHIFT: 6a-6p (12-13 hour shifts). Will work some weekends and holidays.

JOB SUMMARY: The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in cardiac ambulatory specialty care and cardiac acute care health care settings. The NP provides comprehensive cardiology care ranging from medical to surgical cardiac conditions. The NP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

NP Qualifications:

Consideration may be given to candidates that can obtain license/certification within 3 months, in accordance with state guidelines.
12 months of nursing experience preferred.
12 months of nurse practitioner experience with specific patient population preferred.
Tennessee Advanced Practice Nursing License with Certificate of Fitness to Prescribe (Required within 3 months of hire).
National Specialty Board Certification in Acute or Critical Care, specific to age population; Eligible for NPI and DEA (which will be required within 3 months of hire).

PA Qualifications:

Consideration may be given to candidates that can obtain license/certification within 3 months, in accordance with state guidelines.
Tennessee Physician Assistant License (Required within 3 months of hire).
National Specialty Board Certification (Required within 3 months of hire).
Eligible for NPI and DEA (which will be required within 3 months of hire).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced): Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced): Demonstrates established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
Professionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

Less than 1 year

Education:

Master's

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

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