Heart Failure ICU & IMU Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Nights

Position: Heart Failure ICU & IMU Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - FT Nights (#100165427)
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Bring your commitment to excellence to Memorial Hermann, where your contributions are appreciated & your voice matters.

• From a Level 1 trauma center to the #2 rehabilitation hospital in the country, to our partnership with the Houston Rockets, you can practice with top professionals.

• Earn more for your expertise through our Professional Nurse Advancement Program.  
• Generous PTO including personal days & a spiritual holiday.
Heart Failure ICU Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - FT Nights - Texas Medical Center Campus   Rotating weekends & holidays;
No call   12 hour shifts (paid for 40 hrs)   AGACNP required   2-3 years of RN or NP Critical Care experience required, Cardiology experience strongly preferred   New NPs MUST have 2-3 years of RN experience with Critical Care ICU, Cardiac Care, fresh transplants &/or CV Recovery including working w/LVADs & ECMO   Experience w/heart failure population    Patient populations include VV/VA ECMO, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, LVAD, Post-op Cardiac Surgery    8% geographical differential for the medical center    Position responsible for providing comprehensive patient care by systemic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, and in-hospital follow up, affecting direct patient care through the disease process according to the Texas Nurse Practice Act and Memorial Hermann Health System Standards of Care.
** Minimum Qualifications
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* Education:

** Graduate of Nurse Practitioner Program approved by the State of Texas
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* * graduate of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program approved by the State of Texas if area of intended practice is Trauma;
Master of Nursing preferred. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with at least two (2) years’ experience in palliative care or hospice; or Family Nurse Practitioner with Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) certification, or post master’s certificate in Palliative Care required if area of intended practice is Palliative Care/Supportive Medicine.
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* Licenses/Certifications:

*** Current State of Texas license to practice professional nursing
* Certification by the American Nurse Credentialing Center
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* * National Certification Center in area of specialty
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* * the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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* * the American Certification of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification
* Certified in Basic Life Support; current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
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* * Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
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* * Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
* Certified in ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) if area of practice is Trauma within 6 months of hire date
** Experience/ Knowledge/

Skills:

*** Two (2) years clinical nursing experience in area of intended practice
** Principal Accountabilities
*** Provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, according to the age/needs of the patient/population served; acts under the authority and supervision of the attending physician in accordance with regulations, hospital policy, protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways.
* Obtains medical histories; performs physical examinations; reviews/orders diagnostic tests and radiographic results; formulates and manages patient treatment plan and outcomes.
* Provides interventions including, but not limited to, arterial line placement, central line placement (internal jugular or femoral lines), pulmonary artery catheter placement, lumbar puncture, intubations, chest tube removal, and thoracentesis; makes rounds with the interdisciplinary teams.
* Collaborates in the development and evaluation of patient care.
* Updates clinical guidelines/protocols/ pathways; works autonomously and accepts accountability for outcomes; signs orders in accordance with institution and state board requirements; collaborates in research and…