NP Nurse Practitioner​/PA Physician Assistant - Interventional Cardiology​/Cath Lab at Vanderbi

NP Nurse Practitioner / PA Physician Assistant – Interventional Cardiology/Cath Lab

Nashville, TN.

The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team to provide medical care in critical care, surgical, and medical ICU settings. The NP or PA will care for patients pre‑ and post‑procedure in the Cardiac Cath Lab and Electrophysiology lab, working a schedule of four 10‑hour shifts per week from Monday to Saturday.

The role requires a minimum of 1–2 years of hospital‑based Advanced Practice Provider experience and a focus on evidence‑based practice and patient‑centered care.

Days – 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (four 10‑hour shifts per week).

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents a complete, system‑focused, or symptom‑specific physical examination, assessment, and plan of care.
• 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, relevant supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions – both pharmacologic, non‑pharmacologic, and surgical – 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 scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health‑care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced):
  Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward patients, the profession, and society; participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice and health outcomes.
• Professionalism (Advanced):
  Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward patients, the profession, and society; participates in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice and health outcomes.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced):
  Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other health‑care team members; communicates practice knowledge effectively orally and in writing.
• Practice‑Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced):
  Demonstrates use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care practices; proactively implements interventions to improve quality; generates knowledge from clinical practice to improve outcomes; integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences within the context of nursing science.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced):
  Demonstrates established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and their application to patient care and education; maintains current evidence‑based knowledge through continuous learning; educates patients and others on clinical topics.
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced):
  Demonstrates compassionate, appropriate, and effective care for health promotion, prevention, disease treatment, and end‑of‑life care; manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients; employs screening and diagnostic strategies; prescribes medications within scope; manages health/illness status over time; provides patient‑centered care; creates a climate of trust; incorporates cultural and spiritual preferences; integrates ethical principles; uses electronic health record for documentation.

• Affordable high‑quality health plan options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...
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• Certification:
  Physician Assistant Certified – Tennessee. (LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified – Tennessee)
• Work Experience:
  
  Relevant hospital‑based Advanced Practice Provider experience. Less than 1 year.
• Education:
  
  Master’s degree.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EEO/Vets/Disabled.