Advanced Practice Professional (Nurse Practitioner) Cardiovascular ICU Advanced Practice Team

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening. Both qualified Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) applicants will be considered.

About the role

Under physician supervision, coordinates care of acutely ill post-surgical Adult/Late Adult patients admitted to the Cardiac Surgery Service intensive care setting. The position is a night/day rotator with the majority of shifts being on nights. Holiday and weekend rotation required, with weekend shifts potentially as much as 50% or every other weekend.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic tasks associated with patients undergoing Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic procedures, including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices.
• Collect detailed histories and physicals and present pertinent data to the medical staff.
• Collect and interpret reports from diagnostic lab tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies.
• Order tests and prescribe medications.
• Perform various diagnostic, therapeutic, and minor procedures, based on privileges.
• Assist attending physician in orientation of new resident physicians to the service and assist in maintaining continuity of care throughout the Cardiovascular center.
• Confer with attending physicians and communicate with other care providers/consultants to coordinate clinical care.
• Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatment.
• Streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including writing discharge orders and communicating specific patient needs to team members.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, peer evaluations, and support research initiatives involving CVICU and cardiac surgery patients.
• Comply with established standards for quality, patient safety, and reimbursement.
• Perform other related duties and initiatives as deemed necessary in the best interests of patient care.
• Utilize new improvements and/or technologies that relate to job assignment.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners (NP):

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan.
• Current specialty certification to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
• Recent clinical ICU experience in the last 5 years caring for acutely ill patients with diseases common in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.
• Current DEA registration required.
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center).

For Physician Assistants (PA):

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan with 2 or more years of ICU experience caring for critical care patients.
• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Recent clinical ICU experience in the last 5 years caring for acutely ill patients with diseases common in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center).

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process. Required qualifications must be met prior to the start date of employment.

Desired Qualifications

• At least 1 year full-time ICU experience as an NP/PA.
• At least two (2) or more years of ICU experience caring for critical care patients.
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of current medical, surgical, and pharmaceutical treatment modalities of the post-cardiothoracic surgery.
• Demonstrated experience with ventricular assist device and heart/lung transplantation patients.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate clinical care ideas across multiple patient care services and to communicate assertively as a patient advocate.
• Demonstrated high level of critical thinking.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage a busy work environment.

About Michigan Medicine

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally, and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components: patient care, education, and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees, and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

Benefits

• Flexible Health, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans with 2:1 Matching
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Plan
• Generous Time Off Allowances
• $2200 Annual Professional Development Funds (0.5 FTE Appointment or above)
• Paid Release Time for Professional Education Activities
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• Tuition Support Program
• Wellness Plans
• Work/Life Resources

Pay

Salary range: $144,029 - $222,202

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours/week.
• Weekend shifts required (could be as much as 50% or every other weekend).
• Holiday shifts required.