Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant- Clifton Heart Institute

Overview

The APRN II is a nurse prepared with graduate level nursing education and authorized to practice and prescribe as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists. Advanced clinical practice in nursing includes the following components: assessment of patient health status, diagnostic testing, diagnoses, development of treatment plans, implementation of treatment plans, follow-up and evaluation of the patient’s response to treatment, accurate documentation of the patient’s status, and patient advocacy.

APRNs are clinical experts who design, implement and evaluate patient-specific and population-based programs of care and promote care through a variety of methods. APRNs function at all levels of the healthcare system within three spheres of influence: client, personnel, and organization. APRNs must have a collaborating physician(s) in an associated Standard Care Arrangement. The APRN II must spend 50% of hours worked utilizing prescriptive authority in their advanced clinical practice role.

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Electrophysiology

Certification: APN must have Acute Care Certification

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Graduate from NP, CNS or midwife program
• Specialty certification in area of expertise
• Registered Nurse with APRN Licensure
• Demonstrated expertise in area of clinical specialization
• Professional membership in specialty nursing organization required within one year of start date
• 3-4 years experience Clinical in Nursing nursing practice in geriatric, occupational health, or other applicable setting

• Collaborates and consults with the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the patient and family when diagnosing, prioritizing problems, and implementing interventions.
• Provides consultation and initiates referrals to other healthcare team members and promotes collaboration among other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Assists interdisciplinary team members, patients, and families in selecting therapies that integrate perspectives of cost and quality of benefits.
• Collaborates with other disciplines in teaching, consultation, management, and research activities to improve outcomes in nursing practice and enhance the healthcare environment.
• Provides effective leadership. Integrates analysis of cost and benefits in care decisions.
• Designs/develops innovative solutions for patient care problems that utilize resource efficiency while maintaining or improving quality and advancing best practices.
• Provides leadership in the development and application of consensus derived protocols or evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines in the clinical setting.
• Participates in healthcare-related decision-making at the system, local, state, and national levels with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes.
• Serves in key roles by participating in/leading committees, councils, and administrative teams.
• Utilizes, participates in, and disseminates research, evidence-based practice, or quality improvement projects to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
• May serve as primary or co-investigator, or member of the investigative team in conducting nursing or collaborative research.
• Critically evaluates existing practice based on current research findings and integrates changes into practice through an EBP project.
• Evaluates processes of care by serving as a leader or team member in relevant Quality Improvement projects.
• Promotes mentoring and education to nursing by serving as a Journal Club mentor and facilitates learning in critically appraising the literature.
• Provides education to patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote best practice.
• Serves as a teacher, mentor, role model to nurses in the promotion of nursing research, EBP.
• Serves as preceptor, role model and mentor to staff nurses and colleagues as well as nursing students.
• Teaches, coaches, and supports nurses and other healthcare professionals to advance the care of patients.
• Provides education to the patient and their family for health promotion including secondary prevention strategies.
• Collaborates in the assessment,…