Nurse Practitioner - Heart Acquisition Non-Exempt; Union

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) has a specialized skill and knowledge related to the setting in which they practice and perform physical exams, collect and document data, conduct approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribe interventions and medications, and provide direct patient care services according to established evidence-based clinical practice standards. The NP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and provides leadership to the organization and advance practice profession.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient health histories and complete physical examinations, documenting findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings, ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, and performing procedures as needed within the specialty area. The NP also helps facilitate safe and efficient operational flow of the patient through their continuum of care. The NP will function as part of inter-professional teams by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other healthcare professionals, including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, office support staff, and other advanced practice providers (APPs).

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical care for patients across the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support (MCS/VAD) continuum, including pre-transplant evaluation, waitlist management, post-transplant follow-up, and durable VAD therapy. The NP works in collaboration with the multidisciplinary transplant and MCS teams to deliver safe, high-quality patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include performing comprehensive clinical assessments, participating in selection committee activities, supporting cross-coverage across transplant and MCS services, contributing to staff and patient education, and maintaining accurate documentation and data to support regulatory and reporting requirements (CMS, TJC, INTERMACS, UNOS/UNet).

The NP participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports operational needs of the program, and may be required to provide on-call coverage as needed.

Essential Duties

• Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient s interpretation of health needs. Identifies and treats patients  diseases. Manages treatment of patients using critical and strategic thinking, analytical and planning skills while demonstrating effective organizational and time management skills.
• Identifies patient s educational needs and provides health related information to enhance patient s and family s understanding of medical condition and related treatments. Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding care, medical problems, psychological problems and use of prescribed devices, treatments and drugs.
• Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
• Develops and implements long and short-range treatment plans
• Performs procedures and obtains informed consent for procedure that will be performed
• Writes orders to initiate, increase, decrease or change medication.
• Initiates consultations as identified
• Identifies records pertinent to progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible provider of changes in the patient s condition.
• When indicated acts as liaison with governmental agencies such as Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Assists with medical research projects, following medical research protocols. Obtains investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols.
• Researches community resources for referral of patients. Refers patients to most appropriate resource based on patients  medical needs and condition
• Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in in-service education programs and professional associations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Req Master s degree Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).

• Req 5 years Clinical nursing experience.
• Required 5 years of clinical nursing experience in a cardiothoracic or critical care ICU with advanced hemodynamic management.
• Required 3 years of direct experience caring for patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs) in the ICU or advanced heart failure setting.
• Required 2 years of experience as a VAD nurse practitioner.
• Required 2 years managing Heart transplant patients
• Req Other certifications and experience as required per specialty area

• Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write…