Nurse Practitioner CTICU

St. Clair Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Clair Health in Pittsburgh seeks a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to serve as Gatekeeper for the CTICU, coordinating inflow and outflow of cardiovascular and thoracic patients in collaboration with the Patient Placement Manager and critical care physicians.

The role provides continuity of care for heart failure service patients, performing initial evaluations and initiating appropriate care delivery for those admitted to the heart failure service.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Prescriptive authority privileges.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Gatekeeper for the CTICU and manage inflow and outflow of cardiovascular and thoracic patients.
• Collaborate with the Patient Placement Manager and the critical care physician.
• Provide continuity of care for patients admitted or consulted by the heart failure service.
• Provide initial evaluation and institute care delivery for patients admitted to the heart failure service.

Skills

CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

BLS

ACLS

Education

Nurse Practitioner program

PA RN license (PA)

PA CRNP license

Prescriptive authority privileges

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

This position will serve as the “Gatekeeper” for the CTICU.They will manage inflow and outflow of cardiovascular and thoracic patients requiring acute care in collaboration with the Patient Placement Manager and the critical care physician.The Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - CTICU will also provide continuity of care for patients admitted or consulted by the heart failure service and provide initial evaluation and institute care delivery for patients admitted to the heart failure service

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• 2. Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• 3. Currently licensed to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• 4. Prescriptive authority privileges.
• 5. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• 6. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. Previous experience as a CRNPin a cardiac surgery practice and/or in an intensive care inpatient unit (ICU).
• 2. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other science-related program