Description

Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, P.C. is looking to hire full-time day (7 am - 7 pm) and night shift (7p - 7a) Acute Care Advanced Practice Providers as part of their ICU team at St. Thomas Midtown.

The CVA APP serves as a clinical expert and consultant within a 14-bed SICU. The managed SICU serves the full spectrum of surgical services lines including thoracic, plastics, heme/oncology, gyn, vascular and neurosurgery. 

Based on established protocols/guidelines, the APP will function with a high degree of independence and in collaboration with supervising physicians in the management of the ICU population. The APP should be capable of learning a variety of procedures including intubations, central lines, chest tubes, etc. working in cooperation with the physician.

Full-time benefits included -- 401K, flexible scheduling, disability insurance, health insurance, educational stipend, among others.

** Competitive salary based on years of experience and additional pay differential for night shift. **

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient medical needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.
• Assists with the provision of pre- and post-surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions and makes appropriate adjustments interventions to try to maintain patient homeostasis.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. transferring to higher level of care and discharging patients occasionally.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

Desired Skills:

• Flexibility and eagerness to learn
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure (or in the process of obtaining)
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in acute care, critical care
• Strong computer skills
• Eligible for hospital privileges

Schedule:

12 hour shift
Holidays
Night shift
Weekends