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Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant​/Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart T

Job in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 70011, USA
Listing for: LCMC Health
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, Nurse Practitioner
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant/Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart T[...]

Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant/Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart Transplant Program

Apply for the Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant/Clinical Nurse Specialist – Heart Transplant Program at LCMC Health.

Your job is more than a job. It is an opportunity to provide advanced health care to individuals, families, or groups as an advanced or expert clinician in a heart failure, LVAD, or transplant setting.

Responsibilities
  • Assess complex advanced heart failure patients for urgent and chronic conditions, using relevant data to evaluate physiologic instability and formulate a plan of care.
  • Perform therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute conditions and optimize chronic health problems, in accordance with scope of practice and credentialing procedures.
  • Manage the plan of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation, focusing on patient outcomes and integrating health promotion, protection, and injury prevention measures.
  • Facilitate transitions between and within health‑care settings.
  • Serve as an educational resource to patients, families, nursing staff, and the provider team; act as a consultant to multidisciplinary health‑care team members.
  • Participate in scholarly activities, maintain required competencies, and mentor nurses, APPs, students, and other health‑care providers.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues, sharing errors, and enhancing safety through reporting mechanisms.
  • Education
    • Master’s degree in Acute Care or Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Studies.
    Certification/License
    • Active, unrestricted Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license, Physician Assistant license, or temporary permit.
    • Active Drug Enforcement Agency registration and Louisiana Controlled Drug Substance license.
    • American Heart Association Certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
    Work Shift

    Days (United States of America).

    Benefits & Extras
    • Deliver healthcare with heart.
    • Give people a reason to smile.
    • Put a little love in your work.
    • Be honest and real, but with compassion.
    • Bring lagniappe into everything you do.
    • Think one‑of‑a‑kind care, not one‑size‑fits‑all.
    • See opportunities, not problems.
    • Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
    • Love what makes you, you.
    Equal Opportunity Statement

    LCMC Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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