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Physician Assistant/Acute Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic ICU
LCMC Health
Metairie (LA)
On-site
USD 90,000 - 120,000
Full time
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Job summary
A leading healthcare provider in Metairie is seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant/Acute Nurse Practitioner for the Cardiothoracic ICU. This full-time role involves assessing critically ill patients, performing clinical interventions, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess a master's degree in a relevant field and hold necessary certifications. Join a culture that values extraordinary care and professional growth.
Qualifications
- Assesses complex acute and chronically ill patients.
- Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize health problems.
- Participates in professional development and scholarly activities.
Responsibilities
- Manages plan of care through evaluation and documentation.
- Acts as an educational resource to patients and healthcare team.
- Demonstrates commitment to patient safety.
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Full-time /Physician Assistant/Acute Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic ICU at East Jefferson General Hospital
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Additional Job Description
Full-time /Physician Assistant/Acute Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic ICU at East Jefferson General Hospital
Why a Great Place To Work
You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.
The Nurse Practitioner Inpatient / Physician Assistant provides advanced health care to individuals, families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician. Performs assessment of individual health, analyzes data to determine medical and nursing care needed, plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions.
GENERAL DUTIES
Assessment: Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of care.
Clinical Interventions: Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process. Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
Plan of Care: Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy. Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness. Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings.
Education: Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
Professional Development: Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers.
Patient Safety and Quality: Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
Education
- A master’s degree in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Studies.
- Active, unencumbered, unrestricted Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license or Physician Assistant license or temporary permit
- Active Drug Enforcement Agency registration and Louisiana Controlled Drug Substance license
- American Heart Association Certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Variable Hours (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
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.
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
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.
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- To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
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- Seniority levelEntry level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionHealth Care Provider
- IndustriesHospitals and Health Care
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