Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiology Specialist: EP

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee, is a leading institution dedicated to advancing health and wellness through patient care, education, and research. VUMC fosters a collaborative environment where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and abilities are challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and where uniqueness is celebrated. The Pediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) will provide healthcare in various settings, demonstrating medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, and strong interpersonal communication skills. This role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team, including electrophysiologists and an NP, within the inpatient electrophysiology and exercise physiology labs. The hired advanced practice provider will support the inpatient electrophysiology team with functions such as H&P and discharge summaries for EP cases, inpatient consults (floors, ICU, ED), device checks and reprogramming, preprocedural consultation evaluations, managing EPIC messages, maintaining procedural logs, database management, and participating in the education of learners in an academic setting.

Requirements

• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - TennesseeTennessee
• Relevant Work Experience
• Master's degree
• Less than 1 year of experience

Nice To Haves

• Prior APP Experience Strongly Preferred

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• H&P and discharge summaries for EP cases
• Inpatient (floors, ICU, ED) consults at VCH
• Inpatient device checks and reprogramming
• Preprocedural consultation evaluations
• Answering EPIC messages related to post procedural issues
• Keeping procedural logs and database management
• Participating in education of learners in an academic institution

Benefits

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• Inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level