Nurse Practitioner - Congestive Heart Failure

Position Details:

• Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday, daytime hours; no routine weekends or holidays. On-call support may be required as needed for heart failure patient questions and consultation.
• Clinical Responsibilities:
  Interview and assess newly diagnosed CHF patients, evaluate functional health and educational needs, provide patient and family education, coordinate discharge planning and transitions of care, reconcile medications, identify patients at risk for readmission, and collaborate with attending physicians and cardiology providers on guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).
• Position Highlights:
  Unique opportunity to help build Christian Hospital's first dedicated CHF service line, develop clinical pathways, and work closely with the Medical Director of Cardiology.
• Strongly Preferred:
  Cardiology experience, heart failure management knowledge, care coordination experience, familiarity with GDMT and transitional care planning.
• Prefered: candidates must have adult-focused clinical experience; cardiology experience may be from either RN or APP practice.
• Great opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes while helping establish a new program!

For questions about the position, please contact Michael.

Moscketti
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Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest Health Care, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Nursing Administration oversees the various Nursing departments and provides clerical support.

Role Purpose

The Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse who utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized patient care area. This position assesses, diagnose, prescribes, initiates plan of care and evaluates outcomes within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s).

• Participates in professional development
• Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
• Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
• Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
• Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.

Education

• Master's Degree
• Nursing(Accredited NP Program)

Experience