Advanced Practice Provider Cardiothoracic ICU

University Hospitals•Cleveland, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a full time Advanced Practice Provider for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care unit at UH Cleveland Medical Center. The APP will manage post cardiac surgery patients both planned and emergent, durable and non-durable mechanical circulatory support, and lung and heart transplant patients with opportunity for procedural experience. The schedule is rotating days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Nurse Practitioners must be acute care.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited PA educational program (Required)
(MSN) Master's Degree in Nursing (Required)
Demonstrated leadership skills. (Required proficiency)
Demonstrated skills in interpersonal relationships. (Required proficiency)
Computer skills to access patient medical data from UHHS mainframe. (Required proficiency)
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook. (Required proficiency)
Physician Assistant (PA) (Required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
Passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (Required)
Practice with a supervising physician (Required Upon Hire)
Maintain national PA Certification (Required)
Registered Nurse (RN), Ohio and/or Multi State Compact License (Required)
Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the State of Ohio (Required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
Current APRN License (Required)

Nice To Haves

1+ years as a Physician Assistant (Preferred)
1+ years as a Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/pts/customers
Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/co-workers
Takes responsibility for self-development and supports a learning environment
Displays commitment to the mission of the hospital and its values
Performs patient assessment and assigns diagnosis based on recorded assessment data and current scientific and current research
Establishes plan of care and implements interventions in accordance with care paths, protocols, and standards of care and current research
Collaborates w/other health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to provide care to the patient and family
Contributes to the educational development of staff, patients, family and self
Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management
Provides education through role modeling and in-services to meet identified learning needs and to promote professionalism
Advances own professional development through self-directed learning, continuing education and participation in peer review
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.
Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.