Nurse Practitioner - Transplant Infectious Disease

LCMC Health•Metairie, LA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Your job is more than a job. Outpatient infectious Disease - Transplant Follow up Outpatient clinic, no weekends/call Conducting pre-transplant infectious disease evaluations and counseling Evaluating patients for pre- and post-transplant vaccinations and overseeing their administration Monitoring and managing patients on outpatient parental antibiotic therapy (OPAT), including coordination of care with infusion company and home health partners Evaluating and managing transplant patients for various community acquired infectious diseases such as upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, and cellulitis The Nurse Practitioner Inpatient provides advanced health care to individuals, families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician. Performs assessment of individual health, analyzes data to determine medical and nursing care needed, plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions. GENERAL DUTIES Assessment: Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of care. Clinical Interventions: Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process. Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions. Plan of Care: Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy. Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness. Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings. Education: Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members. Professional Development: Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers. Patient Safety and Quality: Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an approved NP program - required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
Nurse Practitioner Certification
Registered Nursing License (RN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Medical Skills
Computer Software Skills
ICD-10 and CPT-4, working knowledge
Communication and guest relation skills

Responsibilities

Conducting pre-transplant infectious disease evaluations and counseling
Evaluating patients for pre- and post-transplant vaccinations and overseeing their administration
Monitoring and managing patients on outpatient parental antibiotic therapy (OPAT), including coordination of care with infusion company and home health partners
Evaluating and managing transplant patients for various community acquired infectious diseases such as upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, and cellulitis
Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions
Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems
Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy
Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team
Participates in scholarly activities including research and education
Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers
Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety