Nurse Practitioner NP​/Physician Assistant PA - Electrophysiology; EP; Inpatient​/Outpatient

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Organization: VHVI VUH Advanced Practice Inpatient

This role will perform inpatient consults and support the EP recovery room. The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides healthcare in cardiac ambulatory specialty care and cardiac acute care settings. The APP provides comprehensive cardiology care ranging from medical to surgical cardiac conditions. The APP has didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in identified area of clinical practice.

The APP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The APP has advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

• (4) 10-hour days per week. 3 days per week in the hospital and one day per week in the clinic. Weekend coverage once every 6 weeks.

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

• Cardiology experience required

• EP APP experience strongly preferred

• NPs must be acute care.

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents a complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient’s overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic, as needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty-specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Professionalism (Advanced):
  Demonstrates commitment to ongoing professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward patients and the profession.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced):
  Establishes and maintains professional relationships with patients, families, and health care teams; communicates knowledge effectively in writing and verbally.
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced):
  Uses scientific evidence to investigate and improve patient care practices and remains current with knowledge to improve practice and outcomes.
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced):
  Provides patient-centered care, respects patient preferences, and utilizes electronic health records to capture data for evaluation and management of care.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced):
  Applies biomedical, clinical, and related sciences to patient care and education of others; maintains current knowledge through continuous learning.
• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced):
  Participates in professional activities that influence advanced practice.

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