ICAR Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Inova Health System • Fairfax, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The ICAR unit at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular is looking for an Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (APP) to join their team! This role involves providing and managing pre and post-procedural patient care for various cardiac and vascular procedures. The APP will assist with patient flow, work collaboratively with proceduralists and anesthesia, and manage patient care in pre-procedure, PACU, and recovery settings. Key responsibilities include placing orders, providing primary support to RNs for patient needs and complications, managing hemodynamic stability, arrhythmias, pain, and airway management. The role also involves ordering follow-up procedures and coordinating care for patients requiring admission from ICAR. Additionally, the APP will utilize POCUS for bedside echocardiograms to evaluate procedural complications.

Requirements

• Graduation for an accredited NP or PA program.
• Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Virginia.
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
• BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.
• Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fasted paced, high acuity work environment.
• Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment.
• VA License
• For Nurse Practitioners: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post-masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing
• For Physician Assistants: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License (depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician, AND "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances).

Nice To Haves

• ACNP, AGACNP certification preferred based on population served.
• Physician Assistant: Master’s Degree preferred.
• Physician Assistant: Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.
• EPIC experience preferred
• APP experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide/manage pre and post procedural patient care for EP, Interventional cardiology, structural heart, vascular and IR procedures
• Assist with ensuring timely discharge/transfer from ICAR, unit flow and utilization
• Work with anesthesia and proceduralists in pre procedure, PACU and recovery as appropriate to manage patient care
• Placing post procedure orders and care management orders for inpatients and outpatients
• Primary support/contact for RNs for patient needs/complications/care pre and post procedures
• Chronotropic and vasopressor low dose initiation and management
• Arterial and venous hemostasis
• Hemodynamic management
• Management of arrythmias
• Pain management
• Electrolyte management
• Air way management in PACU
• Review of CXR/rule out pneumothorax
• Assist in coordination of emergent care and transfer to appropriate level of care/team
• Order routine follow-up procedures for IR (nephrotic, biliary or abscess tube exchanges)
• Order follow-up CT scans if necessary
• Help with patients requiring admission from ICAR until handed off to the floor staff
• Coordination of care with other teams, orders, level of care, etc. providing smooth and safe transition of care for patients
• Working on POCUS for bedside echocardiogram, rule out procedural complications as part of evaluation of events, symptoms

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• a robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• up to $10,000 for student loans.
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• flexible work schedules
• remote and hybrid career opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level