Cardiology (Outpatient) - NP or PA - PRN

Washington Hospital, Inc., Mary • Fredericksburg, VA

133d

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides clinical services to the appropriate programs and its patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. The Nurse Practitioner is actively involved in providing formal and informal care, education and participates in the review and development of specific policies, procedures, and practice guidelines. The incumbent in this position must be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and an understanding of the interdependent roles of various allied health professions. This individual will assess physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and functional components, develop a treatment plan, order and interpret diagnostic components of the plan, and prescribe non-pharmacological and pharmacological agents. The Nurse Practitioner functions professionally under a practice agreement with the supervising physician and operationally under the AVP of Clinical Operations and/or the designee.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible, required.
• MSN, required.
• Current Virginia state certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, required.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required.
• Recent adult medical-surgical experience (5 years of experience), preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in emergency situations and under stress.
• Proficient leadership skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively/collaboratively as part of a team, developing productive working relationships with diverse groups of people.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with physician, demonstrates ability to counsel patients and family members about diagnosis, testing, and risk of procedures.
• Performs comprehensive health assessments for the purpose of diagnosing and treating individuals.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnosis, develop treatment plan to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, appropriate pharmacological agents and education.
• Provides relevant patient and family education; makes appropriate referrals to other professional and community agencies.
• Orders and provides preliminary interpretation of diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes non-pharmacological therapies and pharmacological agents within the defined scope of service and according to guidelines established by the supervising physician.
• Demonstrates the ability to use effective organizational/prioritization problem-solving and decision-making abilities in practice.
• Provides emergency treatments and initiates emergency life saving measures per ACLS guidelines.
• Meets all the requirements of the practice agreement with the supervising physician under the regulations and requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Maintain statistics.
• Complete insurance forms and home health forms.
• Maintain written material; teach devices and special equipment for use of personnel and patients.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees