Lead Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiac ICU
LCMC Health
- New Orleans, LA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions.
- Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of care.
- Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process.
- Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
- Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy.
- Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness.
- Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings.
- Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
- Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.
- Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
- Assists senior members/leaders with development and implementation of policies and procedures in the inpatient department.
- Educates NPS regarding changes in policies and procedures.
- Assists with education of inpatient staff to promote professional practice and National Standards of Care. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers.
- Does this position formally supervise employees? No
- Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
- Sitting - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Standing - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Walking - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Carrying objects - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Push/pull - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Bending - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Reaching forward - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Reaching overhead - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Wrist position deviation - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Pinching/fine motor activities - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Taste or smell - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Near Vision - Very Accurate 20/20
- Far Vision - Very Accurate 20/20
- Color Discrimination - Yes
- Depth Perception - Accurate
- Hearing - Accurate
- Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated
- Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated
- Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated
- Extreme temperatures - Reasonably Anticipated
- Radiation - Not Anticipated
- Uneven surfaces or elevations - Reasonably Anticipated
- Extreme noise levels - Reasonably Anticipated
- Dust/particular matter - Not Anticipated
- Other (List) - Not Anticipated
- Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: No
- Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): No
- Adult (16 and up): No
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do