Advance Practice Provider - GI
About The Position
Jupiter Medical Center is hiring an Advance Practice Provider to work closely with cardiovascular critical-care patients, physicians, and nurses in developing its Open-Heart Surgical program. The position manages comprehensive, individualized inpatient care in collaboration with Cardiothoracic Surgeons, using the best available evidence to guide practice and improve post-surgical cardiac patient outcomes. The provider helps develop and evaluate nursing-practice quality criteria and enhance post-operative quality measures in accordance with STS guidelines. The role also provides consultation and education to the nursing and healthcare teams, patients, and families; collaborates with cardiovascular service-line leadership; and assists the STS data abstractor with quality measures. Responsibilities include participating in multidisciplinary rounds, reconciling discharge medications, and making mandatory post-operative calls to discharged patients to monitor continuity of care. Research participation is appropriate to the provider’s education, experience, and environment. This is a salaried position with flexible scheduling based on patient and nursing-team needs. Occasional call is required. The role requires care for adults across the age continuum and may involve physically demanding work, including prolonged periods of standing or walking and assisting with patients and equipment.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Graduate of an accredited Advanced Practice nursing program with a Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) degree or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree.
- Hold a current ARNP license in the state of Florida.
- Minimum of 2 years of cardiovascular critical-care hospital experience.
- Clinical expertise in cardiovascular nursing practice and evidence-based nursing interventions.
- Specialized skills integrating care across the continuum and across the patient, nurse, and system spheres of influence.
- Ability to create environments through mentoring and system changes that empower nurses to develop caring, evidence-based practice, alleviate patient distress, facilitate ethical decision-making, and respond to diversity.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills.
- Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and consensus-building skills.
- Ability to positively influence outcomes and satisfaction for patients, families, nurses, and the healthcare team.
- Ability to collaborate effectively as a team leader in a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Expertise in caring for patients across the adult age continuum.
- Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and remain detail-oriented, alert, and self-motivated in a stressful environment.
- Ability to push or pull up to 40 pounds and carry or lift up to 50 pounds.
- Meet applicable AHA certification requirements, which vary by area.
- Meet applicable NIHSS certification requirements, which vary.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with cardiovascular critical-care patients, physicians, and nurses to assist in developing the Open-Heart Surgical program.
- Manage comprehensive, individualized inpatient care in collaboration with Cardiothoracic Surgeons, using the best available evidence to guide practice interventions.
- Enhance and implement optimal patient care and evaluate post-surgical cardiac patients to improve outcomes.
- Develop criteria for and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, and enhance post-operative patient quality measures in accordance with STS guidelines.
- Provide consultation to the nursing and healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Use teaching and learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies to educate nursing staff in the CVICU and PCU, the healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Manager and Executive Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line as leaders, change agents, and advocates to develop innovative solutions for cardiovascular patients.
- Assist the STS data abstractor with quality measures.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to support efficient, coordinated care.
- Reconcile patient discharge medications.
- Make mandatory post-operative phone calls to discharged patients to monitor care across the continuum.
- Participate in research activities appropriate to education, experience, and environment.
- Complete annual Joint Commission mandatory education, in-service, and health requirements, including attendance at new employee orientation.
- Participate in the TB/PPD Surveillance Program and maintain required professional licenses and certifications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
