"Alerted.org

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

The Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center is looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. Our mission is to provide care to the growing number of adult patients with congenital heart disease. Our program is a collaboration between two world class institutions, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In this role, the advanced practice provider will work collaboratively with both congenital cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. Responsibilities include outpatient care at both institutions. This will be achieved through office visits, review of testing, phone triage, and ongoing patient follow-up. There will be a combination of independent practice as well as collaborative clinics with physician partners.

This position requires a high level of independence but is well supported with a collaborative and multi-disciplinary practice model. The high acuity clinical practice setting is dynamic, fast-paced, and high pressure. Excellent critical thinking, organizational, and communication skills, as well as a strong medical/pharmacology/nursing knowledge are essential. In this role there will also be a tremendous professional growth potential and the opportunity to participate in Penn Medicine’s tripartite mission of clinical care, research, and education

Experience in advanced practice role required, cardiology preferred. Experience with congenital heart disease a plus, but will provide education and training a motivated individual.

All nurse practitioners and physician assistants will function under the guidelines as designed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center medical staff guidelines and are credentialed through that body. The CRNP or PA hired by the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology will be held accountable through a formal job description, through the delineation of privileges, and through their agreement with their collaborating/supervising physician who has initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement. All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed by the Clinical Manager for Heart and Vascular Advanced Practice, and within the human resource guidelines.

Responsibilities:

+ Provides direct clinical care for patient population according to established protocols and utilizes evidence based practice standards in collaboration with team.

+ Maintains accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).

+ Identifies self properly to the patient and family, and clarifies the role of the nurse practitioner if necessary.

+ The nurse practitioner should function within their scope and refer to the collaborating physician when outside of scope, and/or directed by the collaborating physician or when requested by the patient and/or family.

+ Performs interventions specific to assigned patient population and collaborative agreement.

+ Participates in the performance improvement processes to meet quality of care and service standards

+ .Demonstrates awareness of professional responsibility as role model to peers and members of the health care team.

+ Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patient’s clinical status.

+ Addresses patient and family concerns and creates a therapeutic relationship to provide support

+ .Provide patient education, counseling and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.

+ Participate in and support accreditation, compliance and regulatory activities of the organization.

+ Precept NP students and other health care learners.

+ Identifies patient/family needs for community resources and refers appropriately.

Credentials:

+ ACLS (For providers in the acute care setting) required

+ BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association (For providers in the ambulatory setting) required

+ Certified Nurse Practitioner PA (Required)

+ PA and/or NJ CRNP licensure (CRNP) required.

+ PA and/or NJ Prescriptive Authority required.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

+ Master of Arts or Science (Required)

+ Education Specialization: Master's Degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nursing Equivalent Experience: •And 2+ years >2.5years of experience, The CRNP must be reviewed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Medical Board.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

REQNUMBER: 270779