Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient General Cardiology Stepdown - Day/Night Rotation

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Organization:

VHVI VUH Advanced Practice Inpatient

Job Summary:

JOB LOCATED IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will work on a day/night rotation mostly in General Cardiology Inpatient Stepdown, but will float to other services within cardiology such as:

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VAD Transplant
Cardiac Surgery Stepdown
General Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Vascular Surgery

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.


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.
24 months of nurse practitioner experience with specific patient population preferred.
Certificate of Fitness to Prescribe (required within 3 months of hire)
National Specialty Board Certification in Age-Specific, Specialty Patient Population
Eligible for NPI and DEA (which will be required within 3 months of hire)

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POSITION HOURS

6a-7p/6p-7a- Day/Night Rotation

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute knows how to care for your unique heart. Our team includes some of the top heart and vascular specialists in the nation. They can personalize a treatment plan just for you — whether it’s simply a change in your diet and exercise, medication, a catheter procedure, surgery or mechanical support.

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
• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in 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. Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice and/or health outcomes of a population focus.
• Professionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that ref