Nurse Practitioner — LVAD/Heart Failure Program Lead

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

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.