Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery: VAD APP

About the role

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Surgical manages health problems and coordinates health care for Surgical patients in acute care or in-patient settings for pre- or post-surgical patients. They assess health status, diagnose medical conditions, develop medical plans of care, implement treatments, and evaluate patient responses in collaboration with a collaborating physician.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates medical problems of clients in the assigned practice setting and requests consults to other specialties when indicated.
• Provides education to patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications pertinent to the neonatal patient’s condition.
• Creates diagnostically appropriate treatment plans and documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistently with NCQA, The Joint Commission, state regulatory standards, and evidence-based standards of care.
• Maintains documentation compliance for appropriate coding and billing.
• Facilitates evaluation of records by physicians, peers, and quality standards according to protocols and receives and implements constructive directives.
• Makes referrals to collaborating physicians for complex and high-priority cases involving complicated diagnostic problems, serious illnesses, complicated therapeutic problems, and re-evaluation of chronic conditions.
• Performs medical and emergency interventions, prescribes and monitors medications, and orders and monitors emergency interventions appropriate to the client’s needs.
• Maintains collegiality with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Utilizes appropriate chain-of-command and communicates with specialty practice Program Director, APP Director, and Medical Director regarding clinical issues and contributes to quality improvement or process improvement as necessary.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant from an accredited program.
• Master Degree Nursing from an accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice from an accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs.
• Previous APRN experience preferred.

Skills

Must be able to perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - State Board of Nursing copy of the current advanced practice license for the State of Kansas and/or Missouri (depending on practice locations).
• Physician Assistant (PA) - State Board of Healing Arts copy of the current advanced practice license for the State of Kansas and/or Missouri (depending on practice locations).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) if working in the ICU.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult - Gerontology) (ACNPC-AG) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN) for APRNs in ICU settings.
• Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants(NCCPA) equivalent required for ICU settings.
• Specific certification may be required depending on specialty practice area.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Previous APRN experience.

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-55587