Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - General Cardiology (Nights)

Carolinas MGMA; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading medical center where your expertise in cardiology will be valued and expanded. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide exceptional care for patients with various cardiac conditions. You will engage in daily rounds, manage patient admissions and discharges, and perform evaluations in a supportive environment that fosters professional growth. With a commitment to quality and innovation, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health and wellness. If you are passionate about advancing your career in cardiology, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Affordable Health Plan Options

Dental and Vision Plan

403(b) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Short-Long Term Disability

Subsidized Backup Childcare

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application required.
• Must have relevant certifications and clinical competency.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive cardiology care for patients.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams for patient management.
• Perform assessments and document care plans.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: VUH Inpatient Cardiac Stepdown

Job Summary:

Join an APP team dedicated to caring for all types of step-down General Cardiology patients and broaden your experience in all things Cardiology! The Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP will serve as the primary admitting service for various cardiology diagnoses including but not limited to chest pain, hypertension, MI, electrophysiology issues, and heart failure. Activities include rounding daily with Attending Cardiologist, admission and discharge, ED patient evaluation, and performing Cardiology consults for select inpatient Medicine patients. The APP provides comprehensive cardiology care for medical cardiology patients. The APP has didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in an identified area of clinical practice.

The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in cardiac ambulatory specialty care and cardiac acute care health care settings. The NP provides comprehensive cardiology care ranging from medical to surgical cardiac conditions. The NP has didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

Position Hours

• Nights
• 3 Shifts Per Week
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Department Summary

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute knows how to care for patients' unique hearts. Our team includes some of the top heart and vascular specialists in the nation. We care for adult patients aged 18 years and older who are being treated for various cardiovascular disorders such as aneurysms and amputations, as well as patients with congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, VT ablations, atrial fibrillation cardioversions, chest pain, pre and post-op catheterizations, and pre and post-op cardiothoracic surgeries. Our cardiac patients' diagnoses range from STEMIs, CHF exacerbations, pacemaker exchanges, and transplant workups. Vascular surgeries include pre-and post-operative care for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced): Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life. Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and abnormal findings.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced): Demonstrates established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced): Demonstrates the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care practices.
• Professionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced): Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams.
• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

Achieve the Remarkable:

Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Delivers projects/assignments that have a direct impact on goals/objectives of the unit/department that the job is in. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts extensive analysis of situations or data to resolve numerous, complex issues; may involve the input/work of others. Breadth of Knowledge: Has in-depth level of knowledge within a professional area and working knowledge of other areas. Team Interaction: May lead mid-sized projects; coaches and guides team members.

Core Capabilities:

• Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Service: Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

Less than 1 year

Education:

Master's

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.