Advanced Practice Providers Nights Cardiac APP's - NBI

Advanced Practice Providers FT Nights Cardiac APP's - NBI

Job : 1139820

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Specialty: Cardiology

Profession: Nurse Practitioner

Job Title: Advanced Practice Providers

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Department Name: Cardiac APP's - NBI

Req #:

Status: Salaried

Shift: Night

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of NJ / Licensed Physician Assistant
• Certified Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant in the State of NJ
• Master's in Nursing from an accredited program / Accredited PA program
• Successful completion of all Orientation Programs
• Three + years of cardiac/critical care experience as APP preferred

The Cardiothoracic APP is a registered professional who functions within prescribed guidelines, as an independent care provider in collaboration with the Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiac Critical Care Intensivists in the management of pre‑post operative Cardiothoracic patients, Heart Transplant patients, lung transplant patients, Advanced heart therapies patients and structural heart patients. Care is provided to inpatients in the state‑of‑the‑art cardiac surgery intensive care unit.

The APP serves as a resource for nursing staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team in regards to patient care and disease management.

• Complete individual daily rounds and/or participate in multidisciplinary rounds with attending physicians on all inpatients and document the medical plan.
• Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations, complete appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the medical record in a timely manner including admitting and transfer orders.
• Manage discharge of patients with appropriate disposition and follow‑up planning, adjunctive therapy management, and education.
• Prepare patients for surgery, including but not limited to counseling in preventive care, medical problems, exercise, and use of pre‑orders and evaluate pertinent diagnostic tests including Radiology, Laboratory, EKG in accordance with protocols.
• Interact with coworkers, patients, and staff to instill confidence and facilitate communication, and work in a team environment.
• Identify normal and abnormal findings, initiate appropriate follow‑up, and effectively communicate results.
• Safely perform clinical procedures such as, but not limited to, removal/insertion of invasive drains, catheters, monitoring devices, pacing wires, PA catheters, chest tubes, and suturing minor wounds if appropriate.
• Write appropriate postoperative orders including general and specific nursing care, respiratory therapy and ventilator settings, medications, including inotropes, laboratory and radiologic studies.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in‑service meetings, and workshops.
• Maintain BLS, ACLS certification and provide emergent medical intervention as needed until a physician arrives.
• Participate in formulating, interpreting, implementing, evaluating objectives, policies, and procedures, maintaining current knowledge in the field of practice, and informing staff of changes.
• Participate in pre‑operative/post‑operative, quality assurance, and morbidity and mortality conferences.
• Fulfill required annual clinical and/or hospital‑related competencies.

• Customer Service – Patient Satisfaction:
  Provides a compassionate and supportive environment with prompt and consistent service.

• Adheres to patient rights by providing confidential treatment of all communications and records.

• Demonstrates professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co‑workers and supervisors.

• Listens and communicates effectively.

• Supports teamwork by cooperative problem solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc.

• Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure, and improve organizational and department functions.

• Organizes work, sets priorities with a minimum of supervision, and seeks guidance as appropriate.

• Makes decisions that are timely and consistent with department objectives, policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates sound judgment; accepts and benefits from constructive criticism.
• Professional Development:
  Job Awareness, Participates in ongoing education as required.

• Assist with insertion/discontinuation of central lines such as chest tubes, Swan, intra‑aortic balloon pumps, arterial lines.