Surgery - Vascular Nurse Practitioner

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Job description

Hospital, a 127 bed Level III Trauma, seeks an additional Advanced Practice Caregiver to join our collaborative, growing Cardiology service line.
Job Description:

• Board certified NP/PA, at least 2 years of Inpatient Cardiology experience (not including RN or training experience)
• Accepting full-time (80 hours per pay period) and part-time (60 hours per pay period) candidates.
• 8:00 am-4:30 pm clinic hours
  
• 6:00 am-4:30 pm Cath lab hours
• Opening due to growth and expansion of services
  
• High caliber, collegial team
• Four 10-hour shifts after orientation completion
• No call, no weekends
• Rotate: 1 week in hospital, 1 week in clinic
• Willingness to provide outreach services to nearby critical access hospitals
• Low stress, engaging environment
• Custom orientation adapted to your skills
• Outpatient Clinic-15-18 patients per day
  
• Cath lab-6-8 patients per day
• 4 physicians on staff
• The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner is a licensed independent practitioner who is manages cardiology patients under the direction of the Cardiovascular Service Director.
  
• SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  - Exercises good judgment, demonstrates effective critical thinking skills
  - Flexible, able to prioritize and address multiple responsibilities concurrently
  - Works effectively under stress and frequently changing job requirements/situations
  - Effective verbal and written communication skills
  - Maintains confidentiality, thinks and acts independently with minimal supervision
  - Maintains regular, consistent and punctual attendance at the assigned job location
  - Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, other healthcare staff, and other departments
  - Basic computer skills
  - Personal responsibility for ongoing educational growth, and collaborating with others to provide solutions for continued patient quality
• PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
  - Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently
  - Possess physical agility and adequate reaction time to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected patient care needs
  - Needs adequate hearing and visual acuity, including adequate color vision
  - Requires fine motor skills, adequate eye-hand coordination, and ability to grasp and handle objects
  - Able to use proper body mechanics to assist patients in ambulating, transferring in and out of bed, chair or wheelchair
  - Must use standard precautions due to threat of exposure to blood and bodily fluids
  - Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone
  - May be required to lift up to 75 pounds
  - May require periodic use of personal computer
• EPIC EMR
• This is a permanent, full-time position that requires residency within the immediate local area. Relocation may be required.
• Not accepting new graduate candidates - experience required

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