Cardiac Surgery APP - Outpatient

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dartmouth Health is pleased to announce an opening for an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) in the Section of Cardiac Surgery. Come explore an opportunity to live and work in the most beautiful part of our country for a program that values your professional fulfillment with a balance between work and life outside the hospital.
In this role, the APP will provide and coordinate care and education of patients and families prior to surgery, and while transitioning back to home, including post-operative follow-up. Work in the outpatient clinic setting provides opportunities to assist with the evaluation of elective, urgent, and emergent patients, both in coordination with the surgeons as well as an independent patient panel. Additional responsibilities include in basket management, triaging referrals, and fielding phone calls.
In addition, there are ample opportunities to be involved in research. A faculty appointment through Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth will be requested.

Requirements

• BLS certification
• Current (or eligible) certification to practice as a PA or APRN in NH
• Successful completion of an approved PA/APRN program.

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years relevant experience preferred, but willing to train the right candidate
• Team-oriented, multi-taskers with a great willingness to adapt to the team’s needs
• Moonlight on the Cardiac Surgery service, covering ICU/floor patients (experience required)

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care and education of patients and families prior to surgery, and while transitioning back to home, including post-operative follow-up.
• Assist with the evaluation of elective, urgent, and emergent patients in the outpatient clinic setting, both in coordination with the surgeons as well as an independent patient panel.
• Manage in-basket tasks.
• Triage referrals.
• Field phone calls.
• Opportunities to be involved in research.

Benefits

• Robust retirement savings programs, including up to 6% in contributions from Dartmouth Health
• $10,000 student loan forgiveness program and PSLF eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree