Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner - FT Days

Description

The Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner provides leadership and direction for the program throughout the Medical Center and designs protocols, updates, and revises program components as needed. Under the Direction of the Director of Clinical Education, and through a collaborative agreement with the Chief of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner coordinates and oversees the care of HF inpatients and outpatients utilizing Standardized Protocols approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee.

• Coordinates and oversees the care of HF inpatients and outpatients utilizing Standardized Protocols approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee.
• Collaborates with multiple disciplines to provide for optimal patient care.
• Evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic conditions related to specialty, following standardized procedures.
• Diagnoses and treats acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues.
• Affords care based on the physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
• Develops, implements and follows up on an individualized treatment plan for each patient which includes ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Interprets diagnostic test results.
• Consults with attending physician on significant patient data.
• Collaborates with consultants on the management of patients.
• Initiates hospital discharge and completion of appropriate documentation.
• Initiates BLS/ACLS as necessary when situations require the immediate attention of a physician.
• Serves as bridge between hospital and home, follows the patient across the continuum of post acute care services.
• Prepares for and contributes to the multidisciplinary team weekly scheduled meetings.
• Develops and implements physician, staff, and patient educational programs and materials.
• Provides on-going education to nursing staff at the point of care.
• Edits and educates patients and families overall disease management with an emphasis on recognition of worsening symptomatology, prevention of readmission, and improvement of overall quality of life.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates community and patient education programs in the focus area.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in the care patients receive that can improve outcomes related to infections, complications, and coordination of care.
• Ledges, designs and implements process improvement activities, in a multidisciplinary format, that improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborates and engages in multidisciplinary team work.
• Collaborates with case managers in the care of HF patients.
• Provides feedback to medical and hospital staff regarding patient conditions, needs, and outcomes.
• Works toward organizational targets in patient’s length of stay and resource utilization.
• Participates in data collection and auditing around process improvement endeavors, as necessary.
• Attends seminars and continuing education conferences to maintain professional certifications and qualifications.
• Maintains current knowledge of reimbursement issues as they apply to NP practice.
• Works to identify cost management opportunities for program and individual patients proactively.

Core Competencies

• Evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic conditions related to specialty, following standardized procedures.
• Diagnoses and treats acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues.
• Affords care based on the physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
• Develops, implements and follows up on an individualized treatment plan for each patient which includes ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Interprets diagnostic test results.
• Consults with attending physician on significant patient data.
• Collaborates with consultants on the management of patients.
• Initiates hospital discharge and completion of appropriate documentation.
• Initiates BLS/ACLS as necessary when situations require the immediate attention of a physician.
• Serves as bridge between hospital and home, follows the patient across the continuum of post acute care services.
• Prepares for and contributes to the multidisciplinary team weekly scheduled meetings.
• Develops and implements physician, staff, and patient educational programs and materials.
• Provides on-going education to nursing staff at the point of care.
• Edits and educates patients and families overall disease management with an emphasis on recognition of worsening symptomatology, prevention of readmission, and improvement of overall quality of life.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates community and patient education programs in the focus area.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in the care patients receive that can improve outcomes related to infections, complications, and coordination of care.
• Ledges, designs and implements process improvement activities, in a multidisciplinary format, that improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborates and engages in multidisciplinary team work.
• Collaborates with case managers in the care of HF patients.
• Provides feedback to medical and hospital staff regarding patient conditions, needs, and outcomes.
• Works toward organizational targets in patient’s length of stay and resource utilization.
• Participates in data collection and auditing around process improvement endeavors, as necessary.
• Attends seminars and continuing education conferences to maintain professional certifications and qualifications.
• Maintains current knowledge of reimbursement issues as they apply to NP practice.
• Works to identify cost management opportunities for program and individual patients proactively.

Education

• DegreeProgram: MastersNursing
• ExperienceNumber of Years: 3
• ExperienceType: acute care cardiology experience