Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiology Specialist Single Ventricle

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Organization:

In-Patient Nrs Practnrs 10

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.

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Our Pediatric Cardiology Teams at VUMC are growing! We are looking for an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Pediatric Cardiology Specialist Single Ventricle.

As an Advanced Practice provider for the Pediatric Heart Institute (PHI) single ventricle program this position works with pediatric cardiologists to assist in the evaluation and treatment of patients with single ventricle physiology in a large, multispecialty children’s hospital.  The role includes research, quality improvement, education as well as clinical practice. The role will focus on neuro development programs for supporting the congenital heart patients. The role will function in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Position Hours:

• Monday through Friday

• Days

• Full-Time

Department Summary:

The Pediatric Heart Institute Single Ventricle Program is part of comprehensive pediatric surgical and medical congenital heart service. The PHI performs around 500 cases per year, with an average of 20 HLHS per year. The APP will join a team of multi-disciplinary single ventricle team consisting of physicians, APPs, and other disciplines.

• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care (CPNP-AC)

• Dual Certification in Primary Care Preferred

• Physician Assistant

• Minimum of 3 years of Advanced Practice Experience, prefer pediatric congenital heart experience

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;
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
• 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. Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal,