Nurse Practitioner-PD

Catholic Health•Bethpage, NY

34d•$100

About The Position

NURSE PRACTITIONER – CATH LAB The St. Francis Heart Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital, led by a team of world-renowned interventional cardiologists from St. Francis Hospital, will give residents along Nassau County access to lifesaving cardiac procedures like percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PCI uses a catheter to place a stent to open the heart’s blood vessels that have been narrowed by plaque buildup. The Center enhances our existing diagnostic catheterization program by offering immediate cardiac care to patients who present at St. Joseph’s with a heart attack or other significant cardiac issue. St. Francis doctors will have the ability to perform an intervention to open the artery through stenting when disease is discovered during a diagnostic catheterization. The capability to restore blood flow and save the heart muscle for patients within 90 minutes is critical. St. Francis Hospital cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists and other interdisciplinary team members who have expertise in all types of heart surgery will support the St. Francis Heart Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nursing with specialization as a Nurse Practitioner and be certified by the ANCC or AANP organizations
Prior experience in a cardiac catheterization laboratory or coronary care unit
BLS and ACLS certification

Responsibilities

The NP will assist in collaboration with the physicians, Cardiology Interventionist, in providing assessments, diagnosis, care and treatment of patients in an inpatient cardiology setting and will document findings in a thorough progress note
Review and implement admission orders and pre procedure orders / post procedure orders, participates in daily rounds and performs follow up tasks and acts as a liaison between the Cardiology Interventionist, Nursing staff, unit based APPs and attending’s
Assist Cardiologist with noninvasive and invasive procedures and may perform appropriate procedures independently when assessed to have adequate skill
Understanding of implanted devices; pacemakers, defibrillators, and loop recorders
Appropriate ordering of diagnostic tests and medications
Receiving, interpreting, and communicating internal and external testing results
Coordinate pre-operative, post-operative, discharge and follow up care to patients through written and verbal communication
Manages and resolves Pre / post catheterization complications with full documentation
Rounds daily on pre / post cardiac procedural patients, examines and documents findings in daily progress notes in collaboration with the Cardiology Interventionist
Coordinating admissions and/or transfers to other facilities
Consult and coordinate with multidisciplinary team in formulating an appropriate patient plan of care
Serves as a liaison and resource to the Cardiac Cath Lab, staff, and physicians.
Works with the Cardiac Quality Data Specialist to ensure ACC and NYS DOH reporting compliance is maintained. Provides support to the Data Specialist as needed when able to complete ACC / NYS DOH reporting forms
Direct clinical services for medically ill adult patients according to the established St. Joseph Hospital protocols and utilizes evidence based clinical practice standards under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed attending
Provides safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
Devotes attention and resources to provide the best customer service possible. Address patient medical problems in the absence of the patient's attending of record. Examines patients, assess the patient's physical condition, identifying signs and symptoms and gathering personal details to arrive at a plan of care in collaboration with the attending of record
Participates in the medication reconciliation process on admission, discharge or when transfer of care to another provider or level of service and collaborates with Cardiology Interventionist on patient plan of care and coordination of documentation
Documents patient plan of care by appropriate and prompt maintenance of medical records, orders, notes and timely signing of verbal and telephone orders
Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of procedures to patients, patient's family, staff and healthcare students
Assesses family coping skills and the need for crisis or other interventions
Practices proper infection control and sterile technique
Demonstrates ongoing improvement/proficiency in bedside invasive and noninvasive procedures and maintains patient procedure logs