NURSE PRACTITIONER for Cardiology

Trigg County Hospital; Cadiz (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trigg County Hospital Inc. seeks a licensed Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive cardiology care, including history taking, exams, ordering tests, and managing treatment plans. You will collaborate with physicians, educate patients, and coordinate referrals, while promoting prevention and healthy lifestyle choices.

The ideal candidate holds an accredited NP program, current Kentucky NP license, and is certified in BLS/ACLS/PALS with at least one year of cardiology experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current license from Commonwealth of Kentucky as Nurse Practitioner.
• Evidence of continuing education credits as required by license.

Responsibilities

• Obtain relevant health and medical history and perform a physical examination.
• Order and review diagnostic tests; report results to patient.
• Prescribe therapies according to privileges; manage cardiology conditions.
• Provide patient and family education and promote wellness.
• Document accurately and timely; plan and coordinate care.

Skills

History taking

Physical exam

Care planning

Patient education

Documentation

Referrals

Advocacy

Pharmacology

Education

Nurse Practitioner program

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Patient Care -Obtain a relevant and complete health and medical history and performs appropriate physical examination.Perform or order appropriate preventive and/or diagnostic tests or procedures based on the patient’s age and history.Ability to identify and discuss pathophysiology of disease processesFormulate appropriate diagnosis based on the history, physical examination and diagnostic test resultsOrder diagnostic tests. Review results and report to patient.Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, according to privileges.Manage general medical conditions to include understanding the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions, and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities.Identify, respect, and show compassion regarding patients’ differences, values, preferences and expressed needs during interaction.Plan and provide care, within the framework of policies, procedures, privileges and available resources. Involves the patient and family in planning care.Provide patient/family education using active listening.Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care and intervenes by response to planned outcomeInitiate appropriate referralsDocument in an accurate and timely manner.Advocate disease prevention, wellness and promotion of healthy lifestyle choices.Other Duties -Report to Practice Manager or Administrator on-call significant incidents such as:Unusual patient or family problems or concernsPhysician concernsMajor damage or utility outagesSecurity problemsSafety issuesMatters of legal importanceCalls received from any regulatory bodyReport incidents in Quality CalendarParticipate in Medical Staff functions and activities to include review of policy and procedure.Other duties related to hospital business and patients as assigned (i.e. participate in community activities to promote clinic services and provide in patient education).QUALIFICATIONS:Licensure / Certification / Registration: Current license from Commonwealth of Kentucky as Nurse Practitioner. Evidence of continuing education credits as required by license.Education: (be specific): Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.Experience: A minimum of one year experience in cardiology is preferred.