Nurse Practitioner Structural Heart Clinic

Job Description

These roles focus on providing high-quality patient care and promoting wellness. APCs work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat a variety of acute and chronic conditions. In addition, this role focuses on conducting comprehensive patient assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, developing and implementing treatment plans for acute and chronic illness, providing education to patients and families about preventive care, treatment options, and self-care techniques, and evaluating therapeutic response to the treatment plan with adjustment of interventions as needed.

A professional individual contributor role may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role requires advanced knowledge of the job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

Typically responsible for managing projects and processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, and resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

These roles focus on providing high-quality patient care and promoting wellness. APCs work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat a variety of acute and chronic conditions.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for providing primary care for a caseload of patients. As an advanced practice nurse, the NP has received specialized training and education in the management of the acute care. The NP is uniquely qualified to meet the responsibilities of the role which include, but are not limited to: comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment; prescribing and performing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions;

supervising protocols and ensuring compliance of studies; developing, evaluating and modifying treatment plans as patient condition warrants; reviewing and prescribing therapeutic orders for patients; and participating in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as indicated by patient condition. The NP practices in collaboration with the attending physician and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The NP works in conjunction with the primary nurse to provide patient and family centered care, offering psycho-emotional support, educational support and individualized discharge planning that is comprehensive.

Additionally, the NP will provide clinical consultation and participate in medical and nursing research. The NP will participate in continuing education, quality improvement initiatives, clinical outcome evaluation and monitoring.

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Three (3) years of nursing experience.
• Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

• Five (5) years of nursing experience.
• Specialty nursing certification.

• Applies advanced nursing knowledge and experience to provide care to assigned caseload of patients in collaboration with the attending physician. This care involves comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common problems encountered throughout the disease process. The NP provides comprehensive symptom management throughout the illness trajectory with specific attention to goals of care.
• Provides care that is appropriate to the age of patients served in the clinical area.
• Performs procedures and treatments using nursing judgment and according to established practice guidelines and professional standards.
• Orders and administers drugs in a manner that demonstrates advanced knowledge of pharmacology and medications. Monitors medication treatment according to patient response.
• Remains knowledgeable about equipment…