Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiac Surgery

Position Details

• Schedule:
  
  1 week on / 1 week off rotation days – about 50% on-call during "on" week (full-time pay during both weeks).
• Clinical Responsibilities: assist in cardiothoracic surgeries, vein harvests, second‑assist open‑heart procedures, manage inpatient and ER consults, perform pre‑operative assessments and post‑operative care, enter orders and manage inpatient treatment plans, daily rounding.
• Position Highlights: 5–10 cardiac surgeries per week; high‑impact, hands‑on surgical role in a fast‑paced OR environment.
• Strongly Preferred: saphenous vein harvesting, cardiothoracic surgery exposure.
• NP candidates must have RNFA certification.
• Great opportunity for work‑life balance.

Contact: Michael.

Moscketti

• Delivers intraoperative patient care as the first assistant to the surgeon(s) as a collaborative team member, performing focused nursing assessments pre‑operatively and determining nursing diagnoses.
• Monitors patient response and modifies the plan of care accordingly; administers medications per standard nursing practice; develops and manages an individual plan of care that directs RNFA interventions.
• Implements, manages, and coordinates the perioperative plan of care related to RNFA interventions; evaluates patient progress toward outcomes; systematically evaluates quality of nursing practice.
• Participates in professional development and lifelong learning; evaluates practice against current professional practice standards, rules, and regulations.
• Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet patient and family needs throughout the continuum, including patient and family education.
• Manages the health care of select patient populations through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative agreement with a physician; prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by a collaborative physician.
• Contributes to overall efficiency of the peri‑operative department, considering safety, effectiveness, efficiency, environment, and cost factors in planning, delivering, and evaluating patient care.
• BJC has determined this is a safety‑sensitive position; the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner is an essential function.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Less than 2 years
• Licenses & Certification: Nurse Practitioner, RN

• Education: Master’s Degree
• Experience: 2–5 years

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition assistance available on first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

* Not all benefits apply to all jobs.

Equal Opportunity Employer.