Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner

5 days ago

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States DCH Health System Full time
Job Title: Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner

Join DCH Health System as a Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner and play a vital role in providing comprehensive medical care to patients following coronary revascularization, valvular surgery, cardiac bypass surgery, minimally invasive surgery, congenital heart surgery, and ventricular assist device placement.

Responsibilities:
  • Assess patients' physical and mental condition through comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
  • Order, collect, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.
  • Prescribe, recommend, and/or employ medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments in accordance with policies and scope of practice.
  • Formulate and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines, and in collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when appropriate.
  • Counsel patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness/condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
  • Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment plans and outcomes.
  • Initiate timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds scope of practice and/or expertise.
  • Provide consultation-level services for conditions/problems related to the Provider's specialty, level of experience, and training.
  • Perform follow-up with patients both pre- and post-operatively and may also round on patients in the hospital or see patients in the Emergency Department.
  • May be required to perform patient care duties beyond regular schedule based on coverage needs of the department.
  • Participate in hospital performance improvement program and quality initiatives.
  • Support adherence to regulatory guidelines ascribed by State and Federal regulators.
Qualifications:
  • Must be a graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
  • Current Certified AL Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure in good standing with Alabama Board of Nursing, or current licensure by the State of AL Board of Medical Examiners as a Physician Assistant.
  • Must currently maintain, or be eligible for, DEA registration.
  • Acute Care hospital setting experience required.
  • Cardiovascular experience preferred; Critical Care experience preferred.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills to interact with patients, coworkers, and other visitors.
  • Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Working Conditions:

The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner will work in a fast-paced acute and ambulatory setting, requiring travel between the acute care hospital and the ambulatory clinics. The ability to take occasional night and weekend call is necessary. The position requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, pushing, and pulling. The ability to lift and support the weight of 75 pounds in handling patients and medical equipment and supplies is required. The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. An intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touching, and finger dexterity is necessary. The ability to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or clinic conditions is essential. Possible exposure to communicable diseases is a consideration.

The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioner will have limited access to protected health information (PHI) and will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes. Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Physical presence onsite is essential. Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range. The ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation is necessary.

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