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Join Our Team and Make a Difference Every Day!

At Cedars-Sinai, the work you do each day has a vital impact on the lives of others. Every effort, detail, and second counts. This culture of happiness, passion, and dedication is why we've achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. Working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals and utilizing innovative facilities, you'll have everything you need to achieve incredible things—for yourself and others. Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.

About the Smidt Heart Institute

The Smidt Heart Institute is home to a distinguished team of experts setting the standard for cardiovascular care in the United States. Bringing together 16 centers and programs, we diagnose and treat a full spectrum of heart and vascular conditions, from infants to those with advanced disease. Our institute combines compassionate care with a dynamic research enterprise, offering patients access to pioneering treatments. Our faculty and attending physicians excel across all specialties, including transplantation, stem cell therapy, congenital heart disease, women's heart health, valve disorders, arrhythmia, and hypertension.

Under the supervision of Vascular Surgeons, the Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive services to vascular surgical patients, including those in the step-down unit, consultative services, and in the outpatient clinic. The Nurse Practitioner coordinates all aspects of patient work-up and care, with responsibilities including:

+ Obtaining and performing history and physical examinations

+ Recording and interpreting pertinent data, including labs and diagnostic studies

+ Writing orders, discharges, and daily progress notes

+ Evaluating, treating, and diagnosing patients under physician supervision

+ Participating in daily interdisciplinary rounds

+ Coordinating patient care with physician and nursing staff

+ Assisting or performing bedside procedures within the scope of practice

+ Communicating with patients and families regarding care

+ Demonstrating skills necessary to deliver age-appropriate care

+ Participating in quality activities, including Unit Practice Committees

Qualifications

Education:

+ Master of Nursing Degree required

+ Graduate of an accredited Nurse practitioner program required

License/Certifications:

+ Current State of California Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner License required

+ National Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by respective accredited professional nursing organization such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) required

+ Current NP Furnishing License required

+ DEA license required

+ ACLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required

+ AGACNP strongly preferred

Experience:

+ At least 1 year of experience managing vascular surgery patient population preferred

+ Inpatient NP experience

**Req ID** : 12046

**Working Title** : Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Vascular Surgery - Full Time - 12hr Days - $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS "

**Department** : Surgery - Vascular Surg MS

**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

**Job Category** : Nursing

**Job Specialty** : Advanced Practice (RN)

**Overtime Status** : EXEMPT

**Primary Shift** : Day

**Shift Duration** : 12 hour

**Base Pay** : $150,238.40 - $240,385.60

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.