Nurse Practitioner; Heart Failure - Physician Extenders Exempt; Union

The Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a NP who works under the direction of the Department's Administrative and Medical Directors to facilitate safe and efficient care of the Advanced Heart Failure/Cardiology patient population. The NP is responsible for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, education, leadership, and patient care management. 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 clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners.

This position is a Full-time Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner position that will involve supporting the Cardiovascular Heart Failure Service Line by using a team approach to efficiently evaluate and treat our Advanced Heart Failure patient population including heart transplant, LVAD, and temporary mechanical circulatory support patients. The NP will be responsible for rounding with the Advanced Heart Failure team in the ICU and the floor for both primary and consult patients.

The NP will be responsible for responding to calls for consults and providing appropriate documentation including H&P’s, new patient consult notes and follow-up notes. The NP will also be expected to meet all medical centre requirements, including an emphasis on goal directed heart failure therapy. Some duties include admitting patients from the office to the hospital, providing patient and family education and teaching, discharge education, post-discharge phone calls, arranging inpatient and outpatient procedures, preparing nightly sign out, coordinating outpatient follow-up and other facets necessary for coordination of care.

The nurse practitioner should demonstrate a knowledge of regulatory requirements in the delivery of patient care. Demonstrates critical thinking in providing care according to the standards of the profession.

• ASSESSMENT
  1. Completes an initial assessment at the beginning of the day 2. Continually reassesses Clinic Needs
  3. Identifies potential barriers to efficient operational flow
  4. Assesses needs of the clinic at regular intervals
  5. Ensures complete and accurate documentation.
• PLANNING
  6. Ensures timely communication patient needs to Providers
• INTERVENTION
  7. Utilizes professional, respectful, effective communication to delegate and direct activities and assignments
  8. Supports the staffing and operational needs of the unit and organization
  9. Ensures prompt response to service needs as appropriate
• 10. Responsible for the routine update of required licenses and credentials as required by organization EVALUATION 11. Evaluates and modifies current practices to assure the most efficient way to assure effective operational flow
• LEADING AND ROLE MODELING 12. Acts as a clinical resource and support 13. Keeps informed of clinical / service / organizational updates / changes 14. Models compassion, understanding, problem solving and conflict resolution skills amongst the staff to assist patients and families having difficulty coping with their illness and/or hospitalization and maintains good public relations 15. Consistently keeps current on clinical, department and medical center changes;
  
  shares information with staff members by participating in huddles and utilizing all forms of communication as directed by the department Manager 16. Models expertise through the application of evidence‑based practice in clinical decision making 17. Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the service, department and organization's mission and goals 18. Participates in departmental or organizational activities as assigned 19. Partners with Leadership in making daily staffing assignments in accordance with budgeted hours per patient day and provides rationale for any staffing variances.
  
  20. Seeks out opportunities for professional development (e.g. certifications, nursing committees, unit based projects, research, published peer review article) 21. Effectively collaborates with other disciplines and providers to meet the needs of patients and…