APRN- JMCPG Pain Management
About The Position
This position will be working closely with the cardiovascular critical care patients, physicians and nurses to assist in the development of the Open-Heart Surgical program. The role involves managing comprehensive and individualized care through the inpatient phase in collaboration with the Cardiothoracic Surgeons by utilizing the best available evidence to guide practice interventions. The APRN will enhance and implement the delivery of optimal patient care and evaluate post-surgical cardiac patients to improve patient outcomes. This includes developing criteria for and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, and enhancing all quality measures in the post-operative patient in accordance with STS guidelines. The APRN will provide consultation to the nursing and healthcare team, patients, and families. They will utilize teaching, learning theory, and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff in both the CVICU and PCU, the healthcare team, patients, and families. Collaboration with the Clinical Manager and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service line is expected to serve as leaders, change-agents, and advocates at all levels to create innovative solutions for cardiovascular patients, as well as assisting the STS data abstractor with quality measures. The role includes participation in Multi-Disciplinary Rounds and effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to assure efficient and coordinated care. Responsibilities also include reconciling patient discharge medications and performing mandatory post-operative phone calls on all discharged patients to monitor care. The APRN will participate in research activities appropriate to their education, experience, and environment. This is a salaried position with flexibility of time depending on patient and nursing team needs, and occasional call is required.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Graduate of an accredited Advance Practice nursing program with either a Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) degree or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree
- Holds a current license as an ARNP in the state of Florida
- A minimum of 2 years of Cardiovascular Critical-Care hospital experience
- Clinical expert in Cardiovascular nursing practice and in the delivery of evidence-based nursing interventions
- Specialized skills to integrate care across the continuum and through three spheres of influence: patient, nurse, system
- Able to create environments through mentoring and system changes that empower nurses to develop caring, evidence-based practice to alleviate patient distress, facilitate ethical decision-making and respond to diversity (The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation)
- Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills
- Demonstrates strong problem solving, teamwork and consensus-building
- Provides a positive influence to improve outcomes and satisfaction of the patients, families, nurses, and the healthcare team
- Ability to collaborate effectively as a team leader in a dynamic health care environment
- Demonstrate expertise in caring for patients across the adult age continuum
- AHA Certification Requirements Vary by Respective Area
- NIHSS certifications vary. Please refer to job description on the shared drive for recruitment.
- Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
- TB/PPD Surveillance Program
- Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the development of the Open-Heart Surgical program
Responsibilities
- Manage comprehensive and individualized care through the inpatient phase in collaboration with the Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
- Utilize the best available evidence to guide practice interventions.
- Enhance and implement the delivery of optimal patient care.
- Evaluate post-surgical cardiac patients to improve patient outcomes.
- Develop criteria for and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
- Enhance all quality measures in the post-operative patient in accordance with the STS guidelines.
- Provide consultation to the nursing and healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Utilize teaching, learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Manager and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service line to serve as leaders, change-agents and advocates.
- Create innovative solutions for cardiovascular patients.
- Assist the STS data abstractor with quality measures.
- Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Rounds.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to assure the delivery of efficient and coordinated care.
- Reconcile patient discharge medications.
- Perform mandatory post-operative phone calls on all discharged patients to monitor care.
- Participate in research activities appropriate to education, experience and environment.
Benefits
- Salaried position with flexibility of time depending on the needs of the patients and nursing team
- Occasional call required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
