About The Position
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) provides patient assessment, management, and outcome evaluation in inpatient and outpatient settings. The APRN educates patients, families, professional nurses, and staff; serves as a liaison among patients, families, and UofL Physicians staff; and participates in clinical research. The role requires advanced medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound judgment, professional communication, timely and compliant documentation, and ongoing professional development and competency validation. In the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU), the advanced practice provider (APP) works collaboratively with CVICU intensivists and adult cardiothoracic surgical teams and participates in appropriate morning or evening rounds. When there is no night intensivist coverage, the APP pre-rounds to identify urgent issues for discussion with the intensivist, including hemodynamic instability or increasing pressor requirements, increasing oxygen requirements or worsening ventilator status, and concerns about developing infection or bleeding. The APP also updates the primary surgical services about these issues and triages transfers to the floor and bed availability for postoperative cases.
Requirements
- For APRN candidates: graduation from an accredited APRN program with a Master of Science in Nursing.
- For APRN candidates: board certification.
- For physician assistant candidates: graduation from a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or its predecessor or successor agencies.
- For physician assistant candidates: passing the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its predecessor or successor agencies.
- APRN and RN licensure in Kentucky for APRN candidates; physician assistant licensure in Kentucky for PA candidates.
- ACLS and BLS certification; these may be obtained upon employment.
- DEA registration; may be obtained upon employment.
- Advanced medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, and responsibility for ongoing development and competency validation.
Nice To Haves
- Acute Care Certification focus is preferred for APRN candidates.
Responsibilities
- Assess, manage, and evaluate outcomes for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Educate patients, families, professional nurses, and staff.
- Serve as a liaison between patients, families, and UofL Physicians staff.
- Participate in clinical research.
- Collaborate with CVICU intensivists and adult cardiothoracic surgical teams.
- Participate in appropriate morning or evening rounds.
- When there is no night intensivist coverage, pre-round to identify urgent patient issues and discuss them with the intensivist.
- Update the primary surgical services regarding urgent patient issues.
- Triage transfers to the floor and assess bed availability for postoperative cases.
- Maintain timely and compliant documentation and ongoing professional development and competency validation.
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Job Type
Full-time
