Full Job Description
Overview:
We are hiring an Acute Care Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work on a very busy cardiac step-down unit! This position is 100% Cardiac Step Down, No ICU job duties.
Our care team has designed state-of-the-art heart and vascular procedure rooms in a way that breaks new ground for cardiovascular care. Ranking in the top 5% nationwide for Overall Cardiac Service and Cardiac Surgery, five years running. The Regional Heart Attack Program is recognized nationally for outcomes in heart attack care including providing lifesaving angioplasty up to 25 minutes sooner than the national standard. We are committed to providing innovative and scientifically based care to all our patients.
Schedule:
3 x 12-hour shifts per week! Excellent Quality of life, Rotating Days, Nights, and Weekends. The candidate will be primarily working with cardiothoracic post and pre op patients.
Requirements:
- Daily interdisciplinary rounding (including patient presentations) on assigned patient list
- The ability to independently formulate evidence-based care plans for a critically ill patient population
- Responding to ICU consultations from the emergency department and acute care floors to determine patient acuity, perform triage, and construct an initial care plan
- With training, competency in several bedside procedures, including (but not limited to): Central & Arterial Line Insertion, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture
- Successfully functioning as a team leader during high-stress situations in a dynamic care environment
- Effectively communicating plans of care with patients, families, nurses, other stakeholders; and, at times, navigating complex psychosocial dynamics
- Leading goals of care discussions, helping patients and families process end-of-life issues
- Identifying and performing appropriate sub-specialist consultation
- Performing and documenting history & physical exams, and analyzing clinical data to form well-developed differential diagnoses and care plans
- Prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, following patient responses, and adjusting the plan of care based on ongoing objective and subjective data collection
- Regular collaboration within a multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, and physician and advanced practice leadership
- Consistently billing for critical and non-critical care services
- Self-motivated learning, engagement in process improvement and quality improvement initiatives
Compensation:
Salary Range 100K-145K, Plus Comprehensive Benefits, Relocation Assistance
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $100,000.00 – $1,450,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Cardiology
- Critical & Intensive Care
- Telemetry
Ability to Commute:
- Richmond, VA 23173 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Richmond, VA 23173: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
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