PA or CRNP, Staff or Senior - HVI Cardiology UPMC Horizon - Shenango Valley

About the role

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) is seeking a dedicated Advanced Practice Provider to join our Cardiology team. This position is open to Physician Assistants or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners.

Responsibilities

- Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting. - Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation. - Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice. - Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. - Formulates a plan of care that considers individual patient needs. - Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice. - Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve professional practice. - Builds relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. - Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance. - Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. - Actively engages in clinical development of all members of the healthcare team. - Requests opportunities to learn advanced professional practice techniques from senior healthcare team members. - Seeks, accepts, and utilizes performance feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit/departments leaders as a learning opportunity and to improve practice. - Demonstrates enthusiasm for continuous learning and identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. - Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. - Seeks professional development and involvement through membership in a professional organization and/or reading professional literature on a regular basis. - Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team. - Begins to demonstrate awareness of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions. - Cares for patients and self by supporting safety in the workplace. - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. - Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives. - Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. - Shows the ability to set priorities. - Begins to serve as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families and may participate in task forces or other initiatives.

Qualifications

- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the patients served as specified below. - Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. - Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs. - Provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. - Special Skills and Abilities Required: - Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. - Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment. - Handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. - Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. - Good clinical judgment. - Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in application of acceptable standards of practice. - Mobility and visual manual dexterity. - Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Special Requirements

- For the Senior level, minimum 3 years of experience or completion of a post-graduate residency is required. - The successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program or a graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required. - BSN, MSN preferred for CRNP, BS or MS preferred for PA. - Completion of National Certification. - Must achieve a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating or higher on annual performance evaluation for consideration and to maintain status annually. - Completion of an OAPP approved professional contribution within one year of hire or promotion into the position. - Must have department chair approval for promotion. - ACLS or ITLS or NALS or PALS or ACLS or other certifications listed must meet AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

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