Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiology Specialist: EP

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Organization: CTS/Cardiology Job Summary: The Pediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) provides healthcare in a variety of settings and has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in pediatric clinical practice. The NP/PA demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP/PA works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team (4 full time electrophysiologists, and 1 full time NP) on the inpatient electrophysiology and exercise physiology labs. . The role of the hired advanced practice provider will be to support the inpatient electrophysiology team including following functions:   H&P and discharge summaries for EP cases   Inpatient (floors, ICU, ED) consults at VCH   Inpatient device checks and reprogramming   Preprocedural consultation evaluations   Answering EPIC messages related to post procedural issues   Keeping procedural logs and database management   Participating in education of learners in an academic institution   Position Hours: Monday through Friday Days Full-Time Department Summary:    The Pediatric Heart Institute Electrophysiology Program is part of   comprehensive   pediatric surgical and medical congenital heart service at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital. The PHI performs around 500 cases per year. The APP will join a   team of multi -disciplinary electrophysiology   team   consisting of physicians, APPs, and other disciplines that support the overall mission of comprehensive care for children with congenital heart disease.   Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC) or Physician Assistant (PA) Prior APP Experience Strongly Preferred KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care. In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses. Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions. Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes. Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care; Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations; Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice; Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Professionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society. Participates in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice. Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced): Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams. Communicates practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing. Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced): Demonstrates the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care practices. Anticipates variations in practice and is proactive in implementing interventions to improve quality. Uses best available evidence to continuously improve quality of clinical practice. Generates knowledge from clinical practice to improve practice and patient outcomes. Reviews data and evidences to improve advanced practice. Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences within the context of nursing science. Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced): Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life. Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and abnormal findings. Employs screening and diagnostic strategies in the development of diagnoses. Prescribes medications within scope of practice. Manages health/illness status of patients and families over time and across the continuum. Provides patient-centered care recognizing the patient or designee as a full partner in decision making. Creates a climate of patient-centered care to include confidentiality privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trus