Pulmonary Critical Care - NP/PA - Full-Time
About The Position
The Pulmonary Critical Care NP/PA will be responsible for the daily rounding, evaluation, management, and stabilization of complex post-operative cardiac surgery patients. This includes patients undergoing procedures such as CABG, valve replacements, complex aortic replacements, heart transplants, and those with durable mechanical support devices. The role involves creating admission notes, daily progress notes, and managing billing. Responsibilities also include interpreting pulmonary artery catheter data, managing chest tubes and temporary epicardial pacing, and managing mechanical support devices like VADs, ECMO, and IABPs. The service provides 24/7 coverage with a shift-based model, with shifts being 13 hours long and including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, rotated equally among staff. There are opportunities for teaching APP fellows and nursing staff.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited ACNP or PA program.
- Nurse practitioners are required to have a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing practice.
- Certification as an ACNP from a nationally recognized certifying body is required.
- Physician Assistants with certification from the National Commission on Certification of PAs is required.
- Post graduate ICU fellowship or experience in a CT-ICU
- Interpersonal skills and critical thinking must be demonstrated.
- BLS and ACLS required.
- Will need to maintain mechanical support competencies.
- NC licensure within 60 days of hire
Responsibilities
- Daily rounding, evaluation, management and stabilization of complex post op cardiac surgery patients including but not limited to: CABG, valve replacements, complex aortic replacement, heart transplant and durable mechanical support devices
- Responsible for admission notes, daily progress notes, and billing
- Interpreting pulmonary artery catheter data and management of chest tubes and temporary epicardial pacing
- Management of mechanical support devices including VADs, ECMO, and IABPs
- Teaching opportunities with APP fellows and nursing staff
Benefits
- Shift differential pay
- On call pay
- Performance Incentive Bonuses
- PTO
- CME allowance ($2500)
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
