Nurse Practitioner Thoracic Surgery

Overview

Primary City/State: Shea - MOB - 10210 N 92nd St

Category: Advanced Practice Providers

Shift: Day

Department: Heart Care-Heart and Lung Surgery

Role: NP or PA

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works collaboratively with members of the healthcare team to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. The practice of the NP emphasizes health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. The position requires a significant level of autonomy; therefore, the individual must be highly motivated and able to work independently.

As an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), the NP demonstrates leadership as a mentor, educator, researcher and provider. The NP adheres to and functions within the scope of practice defined by the Arizona Board of Nursing and the organization. Practice follows theory-based, evidence-based nursing with a Shared Governance model for decision-making. Practice focuses on performance standards aligned with the organization s initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Practice focused on Patient/Family: direct care with a holistic perspective; therapeutic partnerships with patients; expert clinical thinking and skillful performance; reflective practice; evidence-based guided practice; diverse health and illness management approaches. As a provider, the NP performs and collaborates with physicians to take history and perform physicals, order and interpret diagnostic studies, prescribe medications, consult ancillary departments and other specialists, and coordinate transitions between levels of care, including discharge.
• Provide expert coaching and guidance of nursing staff; consultation with healthcare providers; support for performance, clinical, professional and systems leadership; collaboration; and ethical decision making. As an educator, the NP promotes nursing staff development by serving as a resource for clinical skill development, critical thinking, discharge planning, and effective nurse-physician-client-family communication. As a mentor, the NP advances staff involvement in decisions guiding patient-family centered care while upholding professional and specialty standards.
  
  As a researcher and nursing practice expert, the NP conducts and supports research, evidence-based practice, and process improvement projects to enhance outcomes. The NP leads incorporation of current research findings into practice.
• Addresses reimbursement and business practices; marketing and contracting considerations; legal, regulatory and credentialing requirements; health policy issues; organizational structure and culture; and outcome evaluation and performance improvement.

• Master s Degree MS, MN or MSN from a National League of Nursing (NLN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) program — PRIOR TO START. — Required
• All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients: refer to the addendum for stroke-specific education requirements — PRIOR TO START. — Required

• 1 year as a Registered Nurse — Required
• Other by specialty — Preferred
• Other:
  Bilingual-Spanish — Preferred

• Basic Life Support (BLS) — Upon Hire — Required
• Fingerprint Clearance Card — Current or within seven (7) working days after employment (Pediatric Behavioral Health Sites ONLY) — Upon Hire — Required
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) License — Upon Hire — Required
• Nurse Practitioner — Valid Arizona Licensure With Prescriptive Authority — Upon Hire — Required
• Nurse Practitioner Certification aligned with Arizona Board of Nursing scope of practice — Upon Hire — Required
• Specialty board certification from an approved national certifying agency (e.g., ANCC, NCC, AANP) — Upon Hire — Required