Nurse Practitioner NP / Physician Assistant PA - Electrophysiology (EP) (Inpatient) - Day Shift

Skip to main contentSign InNurse Practitioner NP / Physician Assistant PA - Electrophysiology (EP) (Inpatient) - Day Shift page is loadedNurse Practitioner NP / Physician Assistant PA - Electrophysiology (EP) (Inpatient) - Day ShiftApplylocationsNashville, TNposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idR-49659Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.Organization:VHVI VUH Advanced Practice InpatientJob Summary:This role will perform inpatient consults and supports the EP recovery room.The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides healthcare in cardiac ambulatory specialty care and cardiac acute care health care settings. The APP provides comprehensive cardiology care ranging from medical to surgical cardiac conditions. The APP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The APP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The APP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application..Position Hours(4) 10-hour days per week. Weekend coverage once every 6 weeks. RequirementsAdult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)Cardiology experience requiredEP APP experience strongly preferredNPs must be acute care.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESObtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.TECHNICAL CAPABILITIESProfessionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society. Participates in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced): Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and...