APRN- JMCPG Pain Management

Position Summary

This position will be working closely with the cardiovascular critical care patients, physicians, and nurses to assist in the development of the Open-Heart Surgical program.

Manages comprehensive and individualized care through the inpatient phase in collaboration with the Cardiothoracic Surgeons by utilizing the best available evidence to guide practice interventions.

Enhance and implement the delivery of optimal patient care and evaluate the post-surgical cardiac patients to improve patient outcomes.

Develop criteria for and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice in addition to enhancing all quality measures in the post-operative patient in accordance with the STS guidelines.

Provides consultation to the nursing and healthcare team; patients and families.

Utilizes teaching, learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing in both the CVICU and PCU, healthcare team, patients and families.

Collaborate with the Clinical Manager and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service line to serve as leaders, change-agents and advocates at all levels to create innovative solutions for the cardiovascular patients as well as assisting the STS data abstractor with quality measures.

Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Rounds.

Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to assure the delivery of efficient and coordinated care.

Responsible for reconciling patient discharge medications.

Makes mandatory post-operative phone calls on all patients that are discharged to monitor care on a consistent continuum.

Participates in research activities appropriate to education, experience and environment.

Physical Requirements

This job can be physically demanding at times requiring stooping, sitting, standing, and walking for long periods of time.

The team member will need to frequently assist lifting patients and heavy equipment.

Must be able to work in a stressful environment, work independently, make sound decisions, detail oriented, alert and self-motivated.

Able to push/pull up to 40lbs, carry and lift up to 50lbs.

Threshold Requirements

Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.

TB/PPD Surveillance Program.

Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).