Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – PCVICU

Ochsner Health • New Orleans, LA

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About The Position

This job works in a collaborative model including but not limited to: residents, fellows, attendings, and staff who care for hospital medicine patients on floors of the Medical Center. This job works under the supervision of the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinator in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care; and assumes responsibility for primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of all critically ill patients, teaching of residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education and discharge planning. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing (for NP) or Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Training Program (for PA).
• Current License as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of practice (for NP).
• Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC) (for NP).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) / Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (for NP).
• License as a Physician Assistant in the state of practice, NCCPA Certified, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) / Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (for PA).
• Eligible for Prescriptive Authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Nursing (for NP) or State Board of Medical Examiners (for PA).

Nice To Haves

• 3 years’ related working experience.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the approved medical practices process in the delivery of all patient care.
• Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served in assigned areas.
• Maintains an attitude of inquiry towards medical practices and patient care outcomes, and may develop research methodology.
• Provides education experiences to patient families, staff, other health professionals, and to the community.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

Benefits

• Ochsner Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Ochsner Health is proud to be an Employer of Choice.
• Ranked one of Newsweek's list of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity of 2024.
• Becker's Healthcare listed Ochsner Health as 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare.
• Awarded Culture Awards for Purpose and Values and Healthcare Industry by Top Workplace.
• Ranked as a 2023 Top Workplace in the USA.
• Earned 2022-2023 Great Place to Work Certification™.
• Ochsner Health named to Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families 2023.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree