Heart Transplant) Days

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services. This role requires a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical education, with the APP responsible for adhering to established clinical pathways and protocols to ensure safe and effective patient care. The APP will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, and professional communication skills. In addition, the APP is accountable for timely and compliant documentation and actively participates in professional development and competency validation to maintain high standards of care. This service cares for adult patients ranging in age from 18 years and older who require ventricular assist devices (VADs), pre- and heart transplants, pre-and post-coronary artery bypass and valve surgeries, advanced heart failure treatments, and pre-and post-procedures. We also provide care to patients with chest pain, arrhythmia, and myocardial infarctions. Procedures include cardiac catheterization, radiofrequency ablation, cardioversions, percutaneous coronary intervention, and implantation of pacemakers or automatic cardiac defibrillators. Vanderbilt Health is a world leader in transplant care and is the largest heart transplant center in the world: -174 adult and pediatric heart transplants in 2024 -918 solid organ transplants in 2025. The Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute knows how to care for patients' unique hearts. Our team includes some of the top heart and vascular specialists in the nation. We care for adult patients aged 18 years and older who are being treated for various cardiovascular disorders such as aneurysms and amputations, as well as patients with congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, VT ablations, atrial fibrillation cardioversions, chest pain, pre and post-op catheterizations, and pre and post-op cardiothoracic surgeries. Our cardiac patients’ diagnoses range from STEMIs, CHF exacerbations, pacemaker exchanges, and transplant workups. Vascular surgeries include pre-and post-operative care for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

Requirements

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
BLS/ACLS
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Master's

Nice To Haves

experience in Cardiac Surgery post-op care

Responsibilities

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 patients’ 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 a specialty scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.