Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Surgery

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will be responsible for providing direct health care services for post op cardiac surgery patients in the telemetry setting. The Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner provides services to streamline and expedite the flow of patients having cardiac surgery procedures. Every day, you will provide care that consists of evaluation of normal and abnormal findings, initiation of treatments, and coordination of admissions and discharges.

To be successful in your role, you will work collaboratively with medical, nursing, and support services to deliver comprehensive, family-centered care. The CV Surgery Nurse Practitioner performs these functions in accordance with the Standardized Procedures approved by the Mercy General Hospital Committees for Credentials, Interdisciplinary Practice, and Cardiology. A more specific description of the CV Surgery NP includes:

• Entering post-operative orders
• Collaborating with Cardiology and CV Surgeons based upon patient care needs
• Receiving report from the Intensivist provider
• Managing patients who have complications post operatively
• Providing patient education and counseling as needed
• Completing Incision/dressing management
• Removing chest tubes and temporary pacing wires
• Facilitating additional consults as needed
• Discharging patients from the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) (including medication reconciliation)
• Program coverage is 7 days a week, including holidays

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Completion of an accredited program for nurse practitioner, and certification as a nurse practitioner
• Provider number (NPI)
• Eligible to apply for furnishing and DEA license in order to prescribe medications within approved standardized procedure
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Master’s degree in nursing

• Experience as an acute care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner
• Acute Care NP Certification

Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. Common Spirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.