APP (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant)- ORGAN ACQ HEART TRANSPLANT MULTI SITE - Full Time (Rotating -12 hrs)

Stanford Health Care • Palo Alto, CA

18d • $89 - $118 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) seeking a challenging and rewarding inpatient role in cardiothoracic transplant medicine? We’re looking for a collaborative and driven Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our Surgical Heart & Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) team. This is a high-acuity, non-surgical inpatient position, ideal for APPs passionate about critical care, transplant medicine, and providing continuity of care to patients with complex, life-saving surgical interventions.

What You’ll Do:

* Manage post-operative heart and lung transplant patients and ventricular assist device (VAD) recipients across ICU and step-down units
* Serve in three core rotating roles: 1. Heart Transplant/VAD APP – Floor-based care for heart transplant and VAD patients 2. Lung Transplant APP – Management of lung transplant patients 3. ICU/Consult APP – Oversight of transplant patients in critical care, consults, and on pre-op admissions
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary surgical team, including surgical fellows, transplant medicine, ICU consult teams, and ancillary services
* Lead and participate in daily patient rounds, assessments, care coordination, and discharge planning

Please Note: No OR time, line placements, or surgical assisting duties are included in this role

Your Team:

* Join a growing APP team of APP 13 providers
* Close collaboration with surgical fellows; minimal attending surgeon involvement

Work Schedule:

* 12-hour shifts
* Rotating day/night/weekend coverage

Requirements

• Active or eligible NP or PA license
• Passion for transplant, mechanical circulatory support, or cardiothoracic surgery
• Skilled in managing critically ill, high-acuity patients
• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to lifelong learning and long-term role retention
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. (Note: NPs hired prior to March 1, 2012 are not subject to this educational requirement.)
• Graduate of an NP program accredited by the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Nursing\RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure
• NP - Nurse Practitioner
• NPF - NP Furnishing Number
• BLS - Basic Life Support

Nice To Haves

• Clinical experience in: ICU, step-down, CT surgery, transplant, or VAD programs
• New graduate APPs welcome—especially those with prior RN experience in ICU or transplant
• Completion of board certification exams strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage post-operative heart and lung transplant patients and ventricular assist device (VAD) recipients across ICU and step-down units
• Serve in three core rotating roles: Heart Transplant/VAD APP – Floor-based care for heart transplant and VAD patients, Lung Transplant APP – Management of lung transplant patients, ICU/Consult APP – Oversight of transplant patients in critical care, consults, and on pre-op admissions
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary surgical team, including surgical fellows, transplant medicine, ICU consult teams, and ancillary services
• Lead and participate in daily patient rounds, assessments, care coordination, and discharge planning
• Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns related to specialty, according to written standardized procedures.
• Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new and return patients, according to written standardized procedures.
• Performs or requests and evaluates diagnostic studies as indicated upon evaluation of the patient, according to written standardized procedures.
• Administers, orders, furnishes and prescribes medications, according to written standardized procedures.
• Orders and collects specimens for routine laboratory tests, screening procedures and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
• Orders physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations and nursing services.
• Performs designated procedures after demonstrated competency, according to written standardized procedures where applicable.
• Obtains informed consent, as indicated.
• Initiates arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
• As directed by the supervising physician, enrolls patients in investigational studies approved by the Investigational Review Board (IRB), and orders the necessary tests and medications.
• Recognizes and considers age-specific needs of patients.
• Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
• Recognizes situations which require the immediate attention of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
• Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
• Facilitates collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources.
• Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Provides and coordinates patient teaching and counseling.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

What This Job Offers

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