Lung Transplant - Advanced Lung Diseases (Inpatient) Advanced Practice Provider

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our Inpatient Advanced Lung Disease (ALDS) team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing advanced clinical care and support to patients undergoing lung transplantation, from pre-transplant evaluation to post-transplant management, and other advanced pulmonary conditions. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team of transplant specialists and contribute to the advancement of transplant medicine. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) is required. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, with licensure in Tennessee.
Active Tennessee DEA license or ability to obtain.
Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to manage complex medical conditions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish rapport with patients and collaborate effectively with healthcare team members.
Commitment to evidenced-based practice, continuous learning, and professional development.
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level: Less than 1 year
Education: Master's

Nice To Haves

Prior clinical experience in critical care, pulmonary medicine, or transplant medicine strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive evaluations, including medical history review, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing.
Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
Collaborate with transplant surgeons, pulmonologists, and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for patients.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, case conferences, and quality improvement initiatives to optimize patient outcomes.
Provide education and support to patients and their families throughout the transplant process, including pre-operative preparation and post-operative care.
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
Monitor and evaluate patients' responses to treatment, adjusting therapy as necessary to optimize outcomes and minimize complications.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society.
Participates in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.
Demonstrates the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care practices.
Anticipates variations in practice and is proactive in implementing interventions to improve quality.
Uses best available evidence to continuously improve quality of clinical practice.
Generates knowledge from clinical practice to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Reviews data and evidences to improve advanced practice.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences within the context of nursing science.
Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams.
Communicates practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing.
Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients.
Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and abnormal findings.
Employs screening and diagnostic strategies in the development of diagnoses.
Prescribes medications within scope of practice.
Manages health/illness status of patients and families over time and across the continuum.
Provides patient-centered care and the patient or designee as a full partner in decision making.
Creates a climate of patient-centered care to include confidentiality privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trust, and respect.
Incorporates cultural and spiritual preferences, values and beliefs into health care.
Preserves the patient's control over decision making by negotiating a mutually acceptable plan of care.
Integrates ethical principles into decision making.
Uses electronic health record to capture data on variables for the evaluation and management of patient care.
Clearly documents findings, assessment and plan of care.
Demonstrates established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
Demonstrates knowledge of population focus but also other sciences that support his/her field of practice.
Demonstrates knowledge of common and important health issues affecting society and other societies around the globe.
Demonstrates commitment in maintaining current evidence based knowledge through continuous learning.
Educates patients, families, students and other members of the healthcare team in clinical topics and application of clinical knowledge.
Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society.
Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a leading academic medical center.
Supportive work environment with access to innovative technology and resources.
Access to continuing education opportunities, conferences, and research collaborations.
Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
Dental and /or vision plan
403 (b) retirement plan
Paid Time off (flex PTO)
Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
Short-Long term disability
Subsidized backup childcare
And many more...
current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!