Nurse Practitioner - LVAD Coordinator: Heart/Lung Transplant

100 LCMC Health; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

East Jefferson General Hospital, part of LCMC Health, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner LVAD Coordinator for its Heart & Lung Transplant Program in Metairie, LA. You will lead education, care coordination, and clinical management for patients requiring ventricular assist devices, working with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes advanced practice responsibilities, program development, and quality initiatives to improve outcomes for heart failure and transplant patients.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral APRN/PA degree required.
• Louisiana NP/Clinical Nurse Specialist/Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for LVAD candidates and recipients.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and monitor patients in clinic and hospital.
• Educate patients and caregivers on living with LVAD.
• Collaborate with cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, engineers, rehab specialists, and community providers.
• Lead care planning, discharge coordination, and long-term follow-up.
• Participate in VAD emergency call coverage and provide expert clinical guidance.
• Support program growth through protocol development, quality initiatives, and outcomes analysis.
• Mentor VAD coordinators and support team members.
• Develop and maintain relationships with referring physicians, EMS agencies, rehabilitation facilities, and regional healthcare organizations.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Cardiac nursing

Care coordination

Clinical leadership

Patient education

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in APRN/PA

Tools

BLS

ACLS

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Nurse Practitioner - LVAD Coordinator, Heart & Lung Transplant Program East Jefferson General Hospital LCMC Health | Metairie, LA Help Advance Life-Saving Heart Failure and Transplant Care LCMC Health is seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Nurse Practitioner (NP) - LVAD Coordinator to join our growing Heart & Lung Transplant Program. In this advanced practice role, you will serve as a clinical leader and expert resource for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support, working alongside cardiologists, transplant specialists, surgeons, and an interdisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to directly impact the lives of patients with advanced heart failure through education, care coordination, clinical management, and program development within a leading cardiovascular service line.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage care for LVAD candidates and recipients across the continuum of care.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and monitor patients in both clinic and hospital settings.
• Serve as the primary educator for patients and caregivers, ensuring successful adaptation to life with a ventricular assist device.
• Collaborate closely with heart failure and transplant cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, engineers, rehabilitation specialists, and community providers.
• Lead patient care planning, discharge coordination, and long-term follow-up.
• Participate in VAD emergency call coverage and provide expert clinical guidance during urgent situations.
• Support program growth through protocol development, quality initiatives, certification activities, and outcomes analysis.
• Mentor and provide leadership to VAD coordinators and support team members.
• Develop and maintain relationships with referring physicians, EMS agencies, rehabilitation facilities, industry partners, and regional healthcare organizations.
• Participate in community outreach, professional organizations, and ongoing cardiovascular education initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral Degree as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant.
• Current Louisiana Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of cardiac nursing or advanced practice experience.
• Experience in Heart Failure, LVAD, mechanical circulatory support, transplant, or cardiovascular critical care.
• Board certification in a related specialty.
• Specialty certifications such as: CHFN VAD-C Cardiac/Vascular Nursing (ANCC) CSC HF-Cert CCKE.

Ideal Candidate

• A passion for caring for complex heart failure and transplant patients.
• Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making abilities.
• Experience managing complex medication regimens and coordinating multidisciplinary care.
• Excellent patient education and caregiver support skills.
• A commitment to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and program excellence.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

WORK SHIFT: Variable Hours (United States of America)

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

About LCMC Health

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do.

Simple things make the difference.

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer.

About LCMC Health: One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.

If you're the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let's make every day extraordinary, together.