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Nurse Practitioner EP Lab

Mercy General Hospital

#Consultation #BLS #ACLS #Patient Care #Nurse Practitioner #Discharge Planning #Cardiovascular #RN License #Acute Care

Quick overview

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing direct healthcare services to electrophysiology (EP) patients, streamlining procedure flow, and coordinating admissions and discharges according to approved standardized procedures. Key duties include entering pre/post-procedure orders, managing unexpected post-procedure complications, performing device interrogations, and providing patient education and counseling.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a current California RN License, a California Nurse Practitioner RN License, and current BLS & ACLS certifications from the AHA. A Master's degree in nursing and certification as a nurse practitioner are required, along with a current or pending DEA number.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreePatient EducationConsultationACLS CertificationOrder EntryPatient EvaluationNurse PractitionerMedication ReconciliationDevice InterrogationDischarge CoordinationAdmission CoordinationElectrophysiology ProceduresComplication ManagementTreatment Plan CollaborationTreatment InitiationIncision ManagementPatient Transfer Triaging

Job description

Where You’ll Work Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved.
Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G.
Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute.
Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement, Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center, Ventricular Assist Device, and Chest Pain Certification.
Other accolades include CMS 5 stars, Practice Green Health 2021, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A", Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll.
Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission, vision, and values.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Nurse Pract EP Lab, you will help electrophysiology patients receive direct health care services so they can experience comprehensive and coordinated care throughout their admission, procedures, and discharge process.
Every day you will perform nursing assessments, initiate and modify treatment regimes, and coordinate services for optimal patient outcomes.
You will be expected to document all patient information with 96-98% accuracy, order physician-approved prescriptions, and collaborate effectively with supervising physicians, nursing staff, and educators to facilitate seamless patient progression along their care pathway.
To be successful in this role you must possess a Master's degree in Nursing, be a Registered Nurse (CA) and Registered Nurse Practitioner (CA), hold current BLS-CPR and ACLS certifications, and ideally have experience as an acute care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner.
A more specific description of the EP NP includes: Entering pre/post procedure orders Facilitating/triaging/consulting transfer patients being evaluated for potential procedure Collaborating with cardiac electrophysiologists on new consults and existing patient treatment plans Receiving report from the electrophysiologist on cases being followed to discharge Managing patients who have unexpected complications post procedure (e.g., hematomas, pressure problems, etc) Meeting with patients post procedure and providing education and counseling as needed Completing Incision/dressing management Performing device interrogations Performing EP consults Discharging patients from Cardiac Interventional Unit and Cardiac Support Unit (including medication reconciliation) and completing a brief progress note if any medications were changed or complications encountered Program coverage is 6 days a week (Monday through Saturday) We are offering a $15,000 Sign-on Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

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