Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cynet HealthStaff; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet HealthStaff seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner for Cardiothoracic Surgery to provide postoperative care for cardiothoracic and vascular patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The role includes taking consults from the emergency department, cath lab, and other providers, and may require vein harvesting and operative assistance.

Responsibilities also include prescribing, coordinating care, rounding, interpreting tests, and on-call coverage, with weekend and on-call expectations.

Qualifications

• Active Ohio NP license.
• ACLS & DEA certifications.
• Minimum 5 years in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.
• Board certified in vascular surgery.
• Clean malpractice/license record.

Responsibilities

• Provide postoperative care for cardiothoracic and vascular patients.
• Take consults from ED, cath lab and other providers.
• Harvest veins during heart surgery and assist in surgery.
• Write prescriptions and coordinate patient care.
• Rounding, tests interpretation, and ordering tests.

Skills

Post-operative care

EMR documentation

Inpatient care

Call coverage

Cardiothoracic surgery

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (NP)

Tools

EMR systems

Cath lab

Job description

Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Profession: Nurse Practitioner

Specialty: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Varied Mon-Fri 8a-5p with floor call/beeper from 3p to 7a; Saturday and Sunday 24-hour onsite support

Hours per Shift: 8 hours on weekdays, 24 hours on weekends

Experience: Minimum of 5 years in Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery services

License: Active Ohio license

Certifications: ACLS, DEA

Must-Have: Board certified in Vascular Surgery, clean background with no malpractice or license issues

Description:This position involves providing post-operative care for all types of cardiothoracic and vascular patients.Emergency surgery on cardiothoracic and vascular patients will be part of the responsibilities.You will take consults and referrals from the emergency department, cath lab, and other healthcare providers.The role requires the ability to harvest veins during heart surgery.Assisting in surgery is necessary.You will write prescriptions and coordinate care for patients.Rounding and interpreting tests are essential tasks.Ordering tests and managing the retrieval of vascular tissues for use as a bypass conduit will be included.Experience with EMR documentation is needed.Availability for call coverage is required, including in-house and beeper/phone call.On weekends, expect approximately 10 hours of call back.The patient population consists of adults and geriatric individuals.The average number of patients handled daily is between 20 to 26 in a hospital setting.This role involves inpatient hospital-based practice.