Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant- Aneurysm Clinic

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Advance Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant- TriHealth Heart Institute Join Cincinnati’s leading Heart & Vascular Program as an APP and help advance the future of cardiac care. At the TriHealth Heart & Vascular Institute, you’ll work with cardiothoracic surgery patients. If you’re driven by excellence and impact, this is where your career can thrive. If you are an APN you must have an Acute Care Specialty Certification.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Nursing
Graduate from NP, CNS or midwife program
Specialty certification in area of expertise- Must be Acute Care Certified
Registered Nurse with APRN Licensure
Demonstrated expertise in area of clinical specialization
Professional membership in specialty nursing organization required within one year of start date
3-4 years experience Clinical in Nursing
Nursing practice in geriatric, occupational health, or other applicable setting.

Nice To Haves

If you are an APN you must have an Acute Care Specialty Certification.

Responsibilities

Collaborates and consults with the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the patient and family when diagnosing, prioritizing problems, and implementing interventions.
Provides consultation and initiates referrals to other healthcare team members and promotes collaboration among other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Assists interdisciplinary team members, patients, and families in selecting therapies that integrate perspectives of cost and quality of benefits.
Collaborates with other disciplines in teaching, consultation, management, and research activities to improve outcomes in nursing practice and enhance the healthcare environment.
Provides effective leadership.
Integrates analysis of cost and benefits in care decisions.
Designs/Develops innovative solutions for patient care problems that utilize resource efficiency while maintaining or improving quality and advancing best practices.
Provides leadership in the development and application of consensus derived protocols or evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines in the clinical setting.
Participates, as opportunities arise, in healthcare-related decision-making at the system, local, state, and national levels with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes.
Serves in key roles by participating in/leading committees, councils, and administrative teams.
Utilizes, participates in, and disseminates research, evidence-based practice, or quality improvement projects to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
May serve as primary or co-investigator, or member of the investigative team in conducting nursing or collaborative research.
Critically evaluates existing practice based on current research findings and integrates changes into practice through an EBP project.
Evaluates processes of care by serving a as leader or team member in relevant Quality Improvement projects.
Promotes mentoring and education to nursing by serving as a Journal Club mentor and facilitates learning in critically appraising the literature.
Provides education to patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote best practice.
Serves as a teacher, mentor, role model to nurses in the promotion of nursing research, EBP.
Serves as preceptor, role model and mentor to staff nurses and colleagues as well as nursing students.
Teaches, coaches, and supports nurses and other healthcare professionals to advance the care of patients.
Provides education to the patient and their family for health promotion including secondary prevention strategies.
Collaborates in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient and staff educational needs.
Ensures nursing practice is conducted in an ethical and legal manner.
Abides by the Ohio Scope of Practice as an APRN.
Provides safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care.
Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice.
Preserves the patient’s dignity.
Serves as a patient advocate by promoting advanced directives and adherence to the patient's wishes.
Contributes and promotes the discussions of end-of-life decisions and palliative care with the patient, family members, physician and the health care team as appropriate.
At least 50% of position involves direct management of the patient’s and/or family’s care.
Independently performs and documents a complete history and physical examination, including psychosocial assessment.
Prescribes drugs and therapeutic devices consistent with the formulary under section 4723.50 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Assesses for interactive and synergistic effects of multiple pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
Orders laboratory and radiologic tests and interprets the results.
Collaborates with physician(s) to plan to implement a comprehensive plan of care.
Discusses patient’s care with family members.
Performs duties per the Standard Care Arrangement.