NP/PA - Heart Failure

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff, as well as advanced technology. We are a dynamic healthcare resource accredited by the DNV, including two hospitals, an outpatient center, a satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care.

About the role

Performs physical assessment of patients to identify priority care needs. Documents patient assessment and teaching and learning needs. Obtains detailed nursing history and identifies patients at physiologic and psychological risk. Consults with interdisciplinary team regarding patient assessment findings.

• Performs procedures necessary to implement plan of care based on care standards and protocols.
• Develops plan of care across the continuum and exercises discretion and judgement when revising based on physiologic and psychosocial findings.
• Orders tests and consults as required by plan of care and reviews test results.
• Reviews patient plan of care with interdisciplinary team and discusses plan with patient and family.
• Provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way to facilitate patients' achievement of desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates the ability to review and evaluate the plan of care for effectiveness of desired outcomes and revises initial plans based on patient response to interventions.
• Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Evaluates outcomes of documentation and contributes to performance improvement initiatives through medical record review.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and assists in the resolution of conflict among healthcare team members, patients, and families.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and incorporates their expertise to achieve patient outcomes.
• Serves as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives and coordinates patient care activities to maximize patient outcomes.
• Facilitates the assessment of patients' learning needs and outcomes measures of patient education, accessing resources from all disciplines to achieve patient outcomes.
• Facilitates communication among departments to ensure continuity of care. Acts as a primary resource to the patient care team.
• Identifies, provides, develops, and maintains learning resources for the patient care team.
• Leads a quality improvement process, recognizing trends in patient populations and exploring alternatives to care.
• Assists in the revision of standards, guidelines, and protocols, and analyzes practices contributing to variance.
• Assists in drawing conclusions from aggregate data and identifying resources for variance analysis.
• Assists in the development and revision of standards for patient populations incorporating an interdisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices and research findings.
• Develops and revises patient education programs and evaluates the effectiveness of learning.
• Participates in clinical research and reviews current nursing research literature, demonstrating application to clinical practice.
• Recognizes behaviors that impact team function and implements strategies to optimize teamwork.
• Serves as a mentor for team members and seeks leadership opportunities.
• Facilitates leadership development among colleagues and collaborates in the development and implementation of educational plans for identified needs.
• Reviews self-development plan and professional goals, seeking new knowledge toward the progression of professional goals.
• Demonstrates evidence of self-development by participating in educational programs and provides educational programs to advance performance levels of staff.

Requirements

Physician Assistant

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program, approved by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• One-year experience working with primary care management or acute care preferred.
• NJ Physician Assistant License.

Nurse Practitioner

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and Master's degree in advanced clinical practice or graduate of post Master's certificate program for nurse practitioner.
• One-year experience working with primary care management or acute care preferred.
• Advanced Practice Nurse – NJ License.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent physical demands: Sitting, Standing
• Occasional physical demands: Walking, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, reaching forward, Squat/kneel/crawl, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Talk or Hear
• Continuous physical demands: Taste or Smell
• Lifting: Floor to Waist 20 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 0 lbs.

Pay

The listed pay range or pay rate reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Pay Range: $119,849.60 - $171,392.00

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse
• Voluntary Life Employee
• Voluntary Life Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program