Inpatient Heart Failure NP/PA: LVAD & Transplant Care

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Baltimore (MD); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to support the Advanced Heart Failure Service in the inpatient setting, focusing on GDMT optimization, patient education, and care coordination.

The APP will collaborate with heart failure cardiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses to manage LVADs, transplant evaluations, and complex heart failure.

Formación

• Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• National certification appropriate to specialty.
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required.
• BLS certification required; ACLS certification required or obtained within designated timeframe.

Responsabilidades

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including history, physical examination, and cardiovascular evaluation.
• Diagnose, manage, and monitor advanced heart failure with GDMT optimization.
• Initiate and titrate guideline-directed medical therapy per guidelines.
• Manage LVAD patients and assist in heart transplant evaluation processes.
• Order, interpret, and act on diagnostics including labs, ECGs, echo, and imaging.
• Coordinate inpatient rounding, transitions of care, and multidisciplinary care.
• Provide education and counseling to patients and families about disease and therapy.

Conocimientos

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Patient education

Educación

Master's or Doctoral degree in NP/PA program

Descripción del empleo

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to support the Advanced Heart Failure Service in the inpatient setting, focusing on GDMT optimization, patient education, and care coordination.

The APP will collaborate with heart failure cardiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses to manage LVADs, transplant evaluations, and complex heart failure.