Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant

PATIENT INFORMATION • Patient Demographics

• Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients
• Patient
• Volume/Census: 1–10 Patient Encounters Per Shift
• Admissions: Included as Needed
• Rounding: Included
• Phone
• Consults: Included During Call Coverage
• Case
• Mix: Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery

FACILITY INFORMATION • EMR System

• Epic
• Specialty
• Backup
• Available: Cardiovascular Service Line
• Support
• Staff
• Available: 2 APRNs on Staff

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

Compensation & benefits • rate

• TBD
• Travel,
• Lodging, and
• Malpractice
• Insurance: Covered

• Required procedures
• Endovascular Vein Harvesting (EVH)
• Cardiac Surgery Patient Management
• Vascular Surgery Patient Management

• Job requirements
• Active Nurse Practitioner License Required
• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner Preferred
• Endovascular Vein Harvest Competency Required
• Other Qualifications: Must Be Willing to Teach Two New APPs Endovascular Vein Harvest Techniques

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient cardiothoracic surgery coverage
• Perform endovascular vein harvesting for cardiac surgery cases
• Manage heart, vascular, and thoracic surgery patients
• Participate in floor call and weekend call coverage
• Document patient care activities within Epic EMR