Nurse Practitioner PD Days Cardiac APP's - CBMC
- West Orange, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Obtain patient histories and perform physical examination
- Perform surgical consultations for per-operative patients, manage patients post-operatively in the CTICU as well as CT Step-Down units
- Write admitting orders, routine orders and daily progress notes as indicated
- Optimize pre-op patients prior to surgical intervention
- Assess and manage pre- and post-operative conditions as well as common health problems
- Order and evaluate pertinent diagnostic tests including but not limited to: Radiology, laboratories, echocardiograms and ECG's
- Prescribe pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological treatments for appropriate medical conditions,
- Ensure core measures are followed
- Educate patients and/or families regarding disease process, medical and surgical intervention, health promotion and post-operative management
- Refers and communicates pertinent abnormalities to surgical director/medical specialist
- Serves as a resource for nursing and ancillary staff in regards to patient and disease management
- Facilitate practices that are in compliance with PRO-NJ and JCAHO requirements,
- Licensed Registered Nurse in the state or New Jersey
- Certified Nurse Practitioner in the state of New Jersey
- Masters prepared in Nursing from an accredited program, ACLS certified
- Certified Physician Assistant in the State of New Jersey, Masters prepared from an accredited program
- Minimum two years of experience in cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology or general cardiology
- Cardiothoracic surgery experience preferred,
- Consultations, optimizing patients prior to surgery in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team
- Managing patients post-operatively in the CTICU as well as CT Step-Down units
- Managing post-op complications
- Coordinating with multi-disciplinary team and nursing staff to provide patients an optimal pre- and post-operative experience
- Discharging patients in a safe and satisfactory manner,