Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Vascular Surgery - Wilson County

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Lebanon, TN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers specialized care and manages patients’ health needs in inpatient, ambulatory, or combined settings. The role focuses on subspecialized care, including chronic illness and disease management, and supports continuity of care throughout patients’ healthcare journeys. The APP specializes in a specific organ system and provides expert consultation within their area of expertise as appropriate, supporting patients across inpatient and outpatient specialty settings in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

This position is based in Wilson County, Lebanon, Tennessee, and is within the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. The institute’s multidisciplinary team provides diagnosis and treatment of aortic disorders, including advanced monitoring and interventions. The schedule is Monday through Friday during the day, with no weekends or holidays.

The APP obtains patient histories, performs examinations, assesses and manages care, orders and interprets diagnostic information, diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions, prescribes interventions, makes referrals, provides specialty consultations, and facilitates transitions between healthcare settings. The position requires an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA). Prior cardiology APP experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA) qualification required.
• Relevant work experience is listed; the experience level is stated as less than 1 year.
• Master’s degree.
• Tennessee licensure/certification requirements listed: Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Physician’s Assistant Certified, and Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

• Prior cardiology APP experience.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document health histories and perform and document complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific examinations, assessments, and care plans.
• Collaborate in providing primary, acute, and complex patient care; manage patients’ overall care and identify expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Order, perform, interpret, and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures when indicated.
• Form differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribe pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and surgical therapeutic interventions needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Use evidence-based, approved practice protocols to plan and implement care.
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provide specialty-specific consultation services upon request and within the scope of practice.
• Facilitate patients’ transitions between and within healthcare settings.
• Document patient findings, assessments, and plans of care, using the electronic health record to capture care-related data.
• Educate patients, families, students, and healthcare team members on clinical topics and the application of clinical knowledge.
• Use scientific evidence and methods to evaluate and improve patient care practices and outcomes.
• Maintain professional relationships and communicate practice knowledge effectively orally and in writing.

Benefits

• Affordable high-quality health plan options.
• Dental and/or vision plan.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid time off (flex PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement, subject to maximums.
• Adoption assistance, subject to maximums.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Subsidized backup childcare.
• An inpatient nursing supplemental pay program is mentioned; ask about current availability.

What This Job Offers

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