APP CVT Surgery

Rhode Island Hospital • Locums or Permanent • Providence, Rhode Island, United States • $88.96k - $166.05k / year • 1m ago

Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute and the Lead Supervisor for Cardiac Surgery candidate works in the intensive care unit managing cardiac surgery patients to include in pre intra and post-operative management. Primary responsibility is in the ICU and includes writing admission/pre-operative/post-operative orders autonomous management of all aspects of postoperative critical care (including management of various mechanical support devices ie: IABP/ECMO/Impella/CVVHD and performing bedside medical procedures.

Responsibilities:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position includes days evenings nights weekends and holidays providing comprehensive patient care in the pre-operative intra-operative and post-operative setting with primary focus being in the intensive care unit.

Obtains and records detailed medical histories; performs and records complete and detailed physical examinations; records pertinent progress notes in the medical records; prepares discharge summaries.

Prepares initial patient orders for admission pre-and post-operative care including diet fluids activity laboratory studies diagnostic imaging and medications as directed by the physician in accordance with hospital procedures.

Intra-operative second assisting if needed. Writes operative procedure notes and assists in transport of the patient from the operating room to the intensive care unit.

Inserts and removes chest tubes/pigtail catheters; removes temporary epicardial pacing wires; removes sutures and staples; performs arterial punctures for arterial blood gas specimens; performs thoracentesis inserts nasogastric tubes peripheral IV lines central venous lines arterial lines catheterizes the bladder; cleans debrides dresses wounds; applies wound VAC dressings

May perform other duties as requested by staff physicians or attending physicians including care of selected patients on both the medical and surgical services and initiating consultative services on behalf of the CVT surgery service.

Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
An extremely high level of analytical ability to apply post-surgical training to the treatment of patients.

Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with patients and nursing personnel. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE:
Ideal candidates would have some critical care management experience preferably in cardiac surgery but highly qualified new graduates will be considered. Three to six months on-the-job training and experience to become familiar with job responsibilities and work routines will be required. All applicants should possess a high level of ability to function with significant clinical autonomy.

WORK ENVIRONMENT ANDPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physician Assistants must be graduates of an accredited PA program with current NCCPA certification.

Nurse Practitioners must be graduates of a Nurse Practitioner program and certified by the ANCC or by the AANP.

Candidates should hold or be eligible for licensure in the state of Rhode Island as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner eligible for licensure for Federal DEA certificate. Completed approved BLS/ACLS courses within 2 years.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:
Performs independently within the departments policies and practices. Refers specific complex problems to the supervisor when clarification of the departmental policies and procedures are required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
None.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA: RI: Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 3

Union: Non-Union

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