Nurse Pract Cardiothoracic Nights

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 79,556 - 113,307; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Night-time Nurse Practitioner in Chattanooga. This role involves managing patients under physician supervision, providing care in the ICU, and collaborating with cardiothoracic surgeons. Qualifications include graduation from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Program, a valid APN license, and relevant certifications. Experience in acute care settings is preferred. The position offers a pay rate of $70/hour and aims to support comprehensive cardiac care in the community.

Qualifications

• Must have a current/valid APN license from the state licensing board.
• BLS Certification is required.
• ACLS Certification is required.
• Must have at least one year of previous experience as an NP in an acute care setting or equivalent RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under physician supervision.
• Manage patients in collaboration with surgeons and intensivists.
• Triage and address consults for care.
• Participate in inpatient rounding and discharge services.
• Perform and assist with bedside procedures.
• Monitor chronic diseases and promote positive lifestyle habits.

Skills

Patient care

Collaboration with clinical teams

Triage skills

Diagnostic test ordering

Medication prescription

Patient education

Education

Graduate from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Program

Tools

Electronic health records systems

Job description

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for utilizing training and skills to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a physician. This will be a night time position working 7 days on and 7 days off (after completing training on days).

Responsibilities

• Manage patients in collaboration with the cardiothoracic surgeons and critical care intensivists, providing specialty care to patients with acute and chronic problems. Function as the primary responder for all cardiac surgery needs from 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM. Remain in ICU providing continuous active management except as needed to respond to other urgent inpatient/outpatient cardiac surgery needs.
• Triage or address consults for immediate care or elective care.
• Participate in inpatient rounding, write progress notes, admission/transfer/postoperative orders, scheduling surgery and communication necessary for continuity of care (e.g., sign out at the beginning and end of shift).
• Collect data pertinent to the patients’ status and perform bedside credentialed procedures.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and promote a positive work environment.
• Perform and/or assist the supervising physician with all aspects of discharge services including discharge planning, discharge summaries, discharge orders and coordinating post-discharge follow-up care.
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams in managing cardiac surgery patients in the ICU and other inpatient units.
• Obtain medical histories when necessary.
• Perform physical exams (within established protocol).
• Diagnose, treat and monitor chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines).
• Order diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe or recommend medications for treatment (within protocol guidelines).
• Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through education and counselling.
• Ensure charts are signed off by the physician within 7 days.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Make follow-up calls to check patients’ progress for any urgent outpatient matters.

Education

Job Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Program.

License/Certification

• Current/valid APN license from the state licensing board.
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification

Experience

• One year of previous experience as an NP in an acute care setting or equivalent RN experience

Where You\'ll Work

The Chattanooga Heart Institute offers the most comprehensive cardiac care available in this region. Founded in 1976, we now have six offices in Tennessee and one in Georgia. Our practice is made up of 29 board-certified cardiologists and three cardiothoracic surgeons. We merged with CHI Memorial Health Care System in 2011 which is part of CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit has more than 700 care sites across the U.S. and is committed to building healthy communities.

Pay Range

$70/hour