Crnp - Cardiology

Position: CRNP - CARDIOLOGY

Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient and/or inpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.

Education

• Master Degree in Nursing (Minimum)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Preferred)

Registration/Certification/Licensure

• Current PA RN and CRNP licenses, ACLS, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.

Experience

• None (Minimum)
• One year experience working as a CRNP (Preferred)

Other Requirements

N/A

Status

Exempt

Physical Requirements

FREQUENCY DEFINITIONS:
Occasional, Frequent, Constant.

NOTE:

An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.

• Standing – FREQUENT
• Walking – FREQUENT
• Sitting – OCCASIONAL
• Stooping – OCCASIONAL
• Bending – OCCASIONAL
• Twisting – OCCASIONAL
• Climbing – OCCASIONAL
• Ladders – N/A
• Stairs – OCCASIONAL
• Kneeling – OCCASIONAL
• Squatting – OCCASIONAL
• Crouching – OCCASIONAL
• Crawling – N/A
• Reaching Horizontal – FREQUENT
• Reaching Overhead – OCCASIONAL
• Grasping – FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation – FREQUENT
• Seeing – CONSTANT
• Hearing – CONSTANT
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use – N/A
• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use – N/A
• Pushing – OCCASIONAL (50# – > 100#)
• Pulling – OCCASIONAL (50# – > 100#)
• Lift Floor to Waist – OCCASIONAL (20# – 50#)
• Lift Waist to Shoulder – OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Lift Shoulder to Overhead – OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Carrying – OCCASIONAL (up to 20#; > 10 feet)

Environmental Factors

• Working alone – OCCASIONAL
• Working in cramped quarters – N/A
• Constant interruptions – FREQUENT
• Working with hands in water – OCCASIONAL
• Use of power tools – OCCASIONAL
• Working on ladders/scaffolding – N/A
• Exposure to vibration – N/A
• Exposure to dust – OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to noise (constant) – N/A
• Exposure to electrical energy – OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to temperature changes – N/A
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces – OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to solvents, grease, oils – OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to radiant energy, e.g., computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) – OCCASIONAL
• Working with blood borne pathogens – CONSTANT

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements – Physical Demand

Met Level

Examples of similar activity intensity

Sedentary to Light: 0 – 3.5 – Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.

Medium: 3.6 – 6.3 – House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).

Heavy to Very Heavy: > 6.4 – Calisthenics, carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

• Sedentary to Light – CONSTANT
• Medium – FREQUENT
• Heavy to Very Heavy – OCCASIONAL

I. Specific

Job Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Manages day-to-day in and out patient care in conjunction with supervising physicians. Provides patient and or family with information regarding treatment or procedures, condition and expectation during illness or recovery.
• Provides patient education/counseling and instruction regarding common patient problems.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority considering multiple potential mechanisms causing complex acute, critical, and chronic illness states.
• Demonstrates effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills, including documentation according to established standards while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Displays commitment to expanding his/her knowledge base and views this as a continuous process to maintain professional and personal growth.

II. Organizational Responsibilities

• Completed mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established time frames.
• Completed annual employee health requirements within established time frames.
• Maintained license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self. Identifies and works to reduce potentially unsafe patient care or other safety practices.
• Adheres to regulatory agency…