Advanced Practice Professional; Nurse Practitioner Cardiovascular ICU Advanced Practice Team

Advanced Practice Professional (Nurse Practitioner) Cardiovascular ICU Advanced Practice Team

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening.
Both qualified NP and PA applicants will be considered.
NPs are directed to apply to job # 272505 and PAs are directed to apply to job # 272506.

A total of one (1), 1.0 FTE, Advanced Practice Professional (either NP or PA) will be hired to fill this job opening.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Michigan Medicine offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits!

Salary range: $138,489- $213,656

What benefits can you look forward to?

• Flexible Health, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans with 2:1 Matching
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Plan
• $2200 Annual Professional Development Funds (0.5 FTE Appointment or above)
• Paid Release Time for Professional Education Activities
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• Tuition Support Program
• Wellness Plans
• Work/Life Resources

Under physician supervision, coordinates care of acutely ill post-surgical Adult/Late Adult patients admitted to the Cardiac Surgery Service intensive care setting. Specifically, role requires clinician to:

• Perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic tasks associated with patients undergoing Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic procedures, including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices.
• Collect detailed histories and physicals and present pertinent data to the medical staff.
• Collect and interpret reports from diagnostic lab tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies.
• Order tests and prescribe medications.
• Perform various diagnostic, therapeutic, and minor procedures, based on privileges.
• Assist attending physician in orientation of new resident physicians to the service and assist in maintaining continuity of care throughout the Cardiovascular center.
• Confer with attending physicians and communicate with other care providers/consultants to coordinate clinical care. Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatment.
• Streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including writing discharge orders and communicating specific patient needs to team members.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, peer evaluations and support research initiatives involving CVICU and cardiac surgery patients.
• Comply with established standards for quality, patient safety and re-imbursement.
• Perform other related duties and initiatives as deemed necessary in the best interests of patient care.
• Utilize new improvements and/or technologies that relate to job assignment.

Note:

Position is night/day rotator with the majority of shifts being on nights. Holiday and weekend rotation required, weekend requirement could be as much as 50% or every other.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

NP:

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan.
• Current specialty certification to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, and/or Family Nurse Practitioner with 2 or more years of ICU experience caring for critical care patients.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
• Recent clinical ICU experience in the last 5 years caring for acutely ill patients with diseases common in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.
• Current DEA registration required
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center).

PA:

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan with 2 or more years of ICU experience caring for critical care patients.
• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by…