Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant- Heart Institute

Job Overview

Full Time
. Tri Health is actively recruiting for an Acute Care certified APN or Physician Assistant for inpatient rounding and outpatient clinic for general cardiology.

The APRN II is a nurse prepared with graduate level nursing education and authorized to practice and prescribe as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists. Advanced clinical practice in nursing includes the following components: assessment of patient health status, diagnostic testing, diagnoses, development of treatment plans, implementation of treatment plans, follow‑up and evaluation of the patient’s response to treatment, accurate documentation of the patient’s status, and patient advocacy.

APRNs are clinical experts who design, implement and evaluate patient‑specific and population‑based programs of care and promote care through a variety of methods. APRNs function at all levels of the health care system within the three spheres of influence: client, personnel, and organization. APRNs must have a collaborating physician(s) in an associated Standard Care Arrangement. The APRN II must spend 50% of hours worked utilizing prescriptive authority in their advanced clinical practice role.

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Graduate from NP, CNS or midwife program
• Specialty certification in area of expertise
• Registered Nurse with APRN Licensure
• Demonstrated expertise in area of clinical specialization
• Professional membership in specialty nursing organization required within one year of start date
• 3-4 years experience clinical in nursing practice in geriatric, occupational health, or other applicable setting

Collaborates and consults with the interdisciplinary health‑care team, the patient and family when diagnosing, prioritizing problems, and implementing interventions. Provides consultation and initiates referrals to other health‑care team members and promotes collaboration among other members of the interdisciplinary health‑care team. Assists interdisciplinary team members, patients, and families in selecting therapies that integrate perspectives of cost and quality of benefits. Collaborates with other disciplines in teaching, consultation, management, and research activities to improve outcomes in nursing practice and enhance the health‑care environment.

Provides effective leadership. Integrates analysis of cost and benefits in care decisions. Designs and develops innovative solutions for patient care problems that utilize resource efficiency while maintaining or improving quality and advancing best practices. Provides leadership in the development and application of consensus‑derived protocols or evidence‑based practice (EBP) guidelines in the clinical setting. Participates, as opportunities arise, in health‑care‑related decision‑making at the system, local, state, and national levels with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes.

Serves in key roles by participating in or leading committees, councils, and administrative teams.

Utilizes, participates in, and disseminates research, evidence‑based practice, or quality improvement projects to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes. May serve as primary or co‑investigator or member of the investigative team in conducting nursing or collaborative research. Critically evaluates existing practice based on current research findings and integrates changes into practice through an EBP project. Evaluates processes of care by serving as a leader or team member in relevant quality improvement projects.

Promotes mentoring and education to nursing by serving as a journal club mentor and facilitates learning in critically appraising the literature.

Provides education to patients, families, and health‑care providers to promote best practice. Serves as a teacher, mentor, role model to nurses in the promotion of nursing research, EBP. Serves as preceptor, role model and mentor to staff nurses and colleagues as well as nursing students. Teaches, coaches, and supports nurses and other health‑care professionals to advance the care of patients. Provides education to the patient…