Advance Practice Provider Lead

MyStethi, LLC; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RWJBH in New Jersey seeks an Advanced Practice Provider Lead for the Cardiac APP service line. This role focuses on cardiac surgery, including ICU, floor, and OR work.

The Lead APP will manage day-to-day operations with OR expertise (vein harvesting, cannulation, chest closure) and will train staff while providing administrative support; clinical time is about 80% and admin 20%.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level education with OR experience in cardiac surgery.
• Leadership and training responsibilities in a surgical setting.
• NJ APN/PA license and relevant certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cardiac APP service and manage day-to-day operations.
• Demonstrate OR skills including vein harvesting, cannulation, and chest closure.
• Provide administrative support and oversee training of new staff; educate on ECMO, Impella, HeartMate 3.
• Clinical time ~80% with administrative duties ~20%.

Skills

Leadership

Operating room

First assist

Autonomy

Staff training

ECMO

Impella

HeartMate3

Education

Acute Care NP

RNFA program

Physician Assistant program

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Advance Practice Provider Lead

Location: Rutgers University Medical Grp

Department Name: Cardiac APP's - NB

Req #: 0000244732

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary:

RWJBH is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider Lead for the Cardiac APP service line,

This role will have responsibilities in all areas of cardiac surgery including ICU, Floor with a focus in cardiac surgery operating room,

Essential Functions:

• The Lead APP will work with the leadership team to help manage day to day operations of the cardiac surgery service
• The candidate must be comfortable with working in all areas but must have significant operating room knowledge and skill including but not limited to, endoscopic vein harvesting, groin cut downs with cannulation of great vessels, first assist skills on complex cardiac cases and placing sternal wires and chest closure
• The candidate will work with the other lead to provide administrative support and oversite of training new staff in all areas as well as providing education on topics such as management of ECMO, Impella, Heart mate 3
• The position is a clinical position with 80% of the work being clinical and 20% being administrative,

Education:

• Graduate of an Acute Care NP program
• Graduate of RNFA program with demonstrated skill in cardiac surgery first assisting and vein taking
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

Experience:

• 4-7 years of demonstrated high functioning cardiac experience at a large academic center
• Demonstrated leadership role in the past preferred
• Experience with working at top of license with autonomy in all clinical areas

Licenses and Certifications:

• Current NJ APN PA license required
• NCCPA certification required
• CDS required
• DEA required
• RN required
• RNFA certification required if going to work in operating room
• BLS required
• ACLS required