Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Dates needed: ASAP, 6 months
Site

Location:

Springfield OR

• Shift Schedule details and duration: 24hr call 7a-7a

• Weekdays, up to 8-hours/day of coverage for First Assist and overnight emergency First Assist call; w/ Call Back and notification of Vascular Surgery Leadership for hours exceeding 8-hours/24 hours, on the next business day. Call Back rates do not start until 8-hours/24-hour call shift are exceeded.

• Weekends 4-hours/day coverage for rounding and emergency surgery w/ Call Back and notification of Vascular Surgery Leadership for hours exceeding 6-hours/weekend day, on the next business day. Call Back rates do not start until 4-hours/24-hour call shift are exceeded. Expectations are that:

• Any day exceeding the above hours requiring Call Back hours would be related to Vascular Surgery Leadership within 24-hours with explanation/documentation of the rationale for exceeding, so we have live time feedback on our needs.

• APPs will review and tee up routine consults and inpatient vascular surgery patients on the weekend independently and then contact On Call Vascular Surgeon to review and round/staff on these patients. Urgent or Emergent cases would be exceptions.

• APPs will keep a running tally of the patients they are First Assisting on and pt. they consult/round on in the hospital. This list should be brought to Vascular Surgery Clinic the next business day, when they first check in.
• EMR: EPIC must be proficient

• Rounding, admissions, None, Rounding and consults will be completed by employed APPs, unless there is need for vacation coverage.
Patient demographics:
Adult
• # inpatient beds: 347-bed tertiary acute care medical center and Level II trauma center.

• Certifications required:
Vascular Surgery PA

• Active license Only

• Reason for coverage:
Recent departures