Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - CT Surgery

Summary

In collaboration with a physician, provides comprehensive assessment of patient’s health status, evaluates assessment data, and makes treatment decisions.

• Initiates patient admissions and collects health, illness psychosocial, and family history from patients; provides initial care of emergencies.
• Performs physical examinations, and orders appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Records patient’s health information, performs periodic health evaluations, and establishes/records care plans; evaluates care plans, monitors and records progress, and makes modifications accordingly.
• Determines normal and abnormal findings on patient history, physical examination, diagnostic tests; initiates referral and consultation when appropriate.
• Consults and collaborates with members of the health care team in the assessment and management of health care problems; functions as a liaison between physicians, nursing, technologists and area support staff.
• Prescribes, regulates, and adjusts medications including over the counter medications and treatments.
• Provides teaching and counseling aimed at prevention of illness and modification of risk factors to health, and maintenance of high-level wellness; instructs and supervises students and hospital personnel in methods and theories of diagnostic testing.
• Assumes responsibility for the on-going therapeutic management of stable long-term health problems in the chronically ill.
• Completes patient discharge summary.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing protocols and standards of care.
• Provides IT skills and familiarity, by using the basic functionality of the computer, Word, Excel, Outlook e-mail and attachment capabilities.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs other evaluative and supportive duties, due to the advanced nature of training and the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) status, as needed.
• Researches and provides advice on patient care processes, nursing processes, and larger-scale quality improvement projects.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety and confidentiality policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Provides active daily support to patients who present with chest pain, myocardial infarction (MI), CHF, and A-Fib, utilizing approved pathways or order set implementation. Provides auditing and data support for the purpose of process improvement in the clinical management of chest pain, MI, CHF, and A-Fib patients. Responsible for cardiac program implementation including CHF/CAD Transition Clinic, Short Stay CP model, and Interventional Same Day Discharge Program.

Provide support to maintain CHF and Chest Pain Accreditations and A-fib Certification. Performs exercise treadmill testing. Educates staff on hospital initiatives related to cardiac.

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Nursing or related area, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of related experience, preferably in an acute care setting.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or must be National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner eligible, must become credentialed at TMC through the Professional Staffing Office prior to appointment. Must have and maintain a current Arizona state license as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner including prescriptive authority. Must obtain and maintain a current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency License for prescribing controlled substances.

Must obtain and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); for Mental Health only Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required.

• Knowledge of nursing care and assessment best practices.
• Knowledge of regulations and policies as it relates to patient evaluation, care and information.
• Skill in evaluating comprehensive health assessments and evaluating results to ensure the most appropriate treatment option.
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