Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic Surgery
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works collaboratively with the healthcare team to provide age-appropriate care to patients on the assigned unit. The role emphasizes health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. It carries significant autonomy, requiring a highly motivated clinician able to work independently. The NP demonstrates leadership as a mentor, educator, researcher, and provider, and practices within the scope defined by the Arizona Board of Nursing and the organization, using evidence-based nursing practices and Shared Governance decision-making. The NP provides holistic, patient- and family-focused care; partners therapeutically with patients; and applies expert clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and diverse approaches to health and illness management. In collaboration with physicians, the NP performs histories and physical examinations, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, prescribes medications, consults ancillary departments and specialists, and supports transitions between levels of care, including discharge. The position also includes coaching and guiding nursing staff, consulting with healthcare providers, supporting and conducting research, and providing clinical, professional, and systems leadership. The NP supports staff development, mentors nurses, advances patient- and family-centered care, and incorporates current research and evidence into practice. Other areas of practice include reimbursement and business considerations, marketing and contracting, legal and regulatory requirements, credentialing, health policy, organizational culture, outcome evaluation, and performance improvement. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree in MS, MN, or MSN from an NLN- or CCNE-accredited program, required prior to start.
- One year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification upon hire.
- DEA license upon hire.
- Valid Arizona Nurse Practitioner licensure with prescriptive authority upon hire.
- Specialty board certification from an approved national certifying agency, such as ANCC, NCC, or AANP, upon hire.
- Stroke-specific education requirements apply to staff with direct responsibility for stroke patients and must be completed prior to start.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as required by the specialty.
- Bilingual Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Provide holistic, age-appropriate, patient- and family-focused care, including health promotion, disease prevention, and management of acute and chronic diseases.
- Collaborate with physicians to perform histories and physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic studies, prescribe medications, consult specialists and ancillary departments, and facilitate transitions between levels of care, including discharge.
- Coach and guide nursing staff and consult with healthcare providers.
- Promote nursing staff development through clinical skill development, critical thinking, discharge planning, and effective nurse-physician-client-family communication.
- Mentor staff nurses and support their involvement in decisions guiding patient- and family-centered care while maintaining professional and specialty standards.
- Conduct and support research, evidence-based practice, and process-improvement projects to enhance care outcomes.
- Lead the incorporation of current research findings and other available evidence into practice.
- Address reimbursement and business practices, marketing and contracting considerations, legal and regulatory requirements, credentialing, health policy, organizational structure and culture, outcome evaluation, and performance improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
