Post Heart Transplant Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Position Description

The Post Heart Transplant outpatient team is seeking an Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (APP) to join their team. This position offers five 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday, with rotating on-call duties. The location is at Inova Center for Personalized Health.

Position Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program
• Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Virginia
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required
• BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice
• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse required
• Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required
• ACNP, AGACNP certification preferred based on population served
• Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred
• APP experience preferred; prior transplant and/cardiology experience preferred
• Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fast-paced, high acuity work environment
• Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment

Position Qualifications (continued)

• Certification - Basic Life Support prior to start; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (for Critical Care) upon start; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (for Pediatrics) upon start
• Licensure - Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License(depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician, AND "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances).
• Experience - No prior experience required; APP experience highly preferred
• Education - For Nurse Practitioners: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post-masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing; For Physician Assistants: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.