Structural Heart Coordinator-Advanced Practice Clinician

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Join one of the leading programs in the Jefferson enterprise and the Philadelphia region offering some of the most advanced therapies. The cardiac surgery department is seeking an advanced practice clinician who will practice in both an outpatient and inpatient setting. This team member will collaborate closely with, and serve as an essential member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. This role supports a fast‑paced surgical environment and requires a clinician who is personable, confident, and tech‑savvy, with emerging or established leadership qualities. The position is structured as four 10-hour shifts with flexibility based on clinical needs. While prior experience in primary care, cardiac surgery, or cardiology is preferred, the team is open to considering new graduates who bring the right mindset, professionalism, and ability to communicate effectively within the care team. The Structural Heart Coordinator is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Structural Heart program, ensuring high quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and optimal program performance. Key responsibilities include: Coordinating patient care: Facilitating patient evaluation, procedural planning, data management, and quality improvement initiative. Liaison: Serving as the primary liaison between patients and the Structural Heart team to ensure timely communication and care coordination. Education: Participating in patient and family education, setting expectations, and answering questions related to the procedure and recovery process. Data Management: Ensuring timely and accurate data entry into national registries and monitoring program metrics and KPIs. Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) requirements and institutional policies. Community Outreach: Participating in community outreach and physician education to promote awareness and appropriate referrals to the Structural heart program. Program Development: Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external referring physicians and developing a program database. Program Development: Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external referring physicians and developing a program database. Assessment & Management Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record. Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures. Diagnosis Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions. Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision. Formulates differential diagnoses by priority. Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions Formulates Plan of Care Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs. Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum. Implements and modifies plan of care. Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. Communication and Collaboration Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team. Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care. Documentation Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary) Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity. Professional Practice Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students. Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice. Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings. Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification

Nice To Haves

• prior experience in primary care, cardiac surgery, or cardiology is preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinating patient care: Facilitating patient evaluation, procedural planning, data management, and quality improvement initiative.
• Liaison: Serving as the primary liaison between patients and the Structural Heart team to ensure timely communication and care coordination.
• Education: Participating in patient and family education, setting expectations, and answering questions related to the procedure and recovery process.
• Data Management: Ensuring timely and accurate data entry into national registries and monitoring program metrics and KPIs.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) requirements and institutional policies.
• Community Outreach: Participating in community outreach and physician education to promote awareness and appropriate referrals to the Structural heart program.
• Program Development: Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external referring physicians and developing a program database.
• Assessment & Management Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
• Diagnosis Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions Formulates Plan of Care Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Communication and Collaboration Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
• Documentation Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary) Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Professional Practice Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
• Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

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