Additional Information About The Role

Are you a Nurse Practitioner interested in growing your career at an award winning hospital? Apply today as a LVAD/Heart Transplant Specialized Nurse Practitioner at Barnes Jewish Hospital!

• Inpatient Hospital Based Advanced Practice Provider - Consultative
• Benefits Eligible
• Mon-Fri Day Shift Schedule
• No Weekends/Holidays/Nights/Call
• Multidisciplinary Team but this role is Cardiology Focused
  
  

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Must have prior LVAD experience
• Critical Care or High Acuity Cardiac Experience Within Career Strongly Preferred
• Adult Acute Care NP Licensure or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Licensure Strongly Preferred
  
  

This position is on a Multidisciplinary Team but your focus will be on Post Heart Failure Service, LVAD and Cardiac Transplant patient population. You will be expected to do rounds, see consultations, and help facilitate care of LVAD/post cardiac transplant patients and patient education, while working collaboratively with Washington University Cardiologist.

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Overview

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The nurse practitioner functions within their scope of practice as a healthcare provider, working in a multidisciplinary health team to provide care to patients and families across subspecialty practice settings. They demonstrate a high degree of clinical expertise with acute and chronic illnesses encountered within the inpatient and outpatient subspecialty settings. The role demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, interdisciplinary collaboration, and systems-based practice. They work with staff, nurses, physicians, and medical/surgical trainees to assure safe, effective, quality patient care.Minimum Board Certification(s):BJH: Adult-Gerontology Primary Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)SLCH: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (CPNP-PC), Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Preferred Board Certification(s):SLCH: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC)

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, physicians, medical/surgical trainees, and other health professionals.
• Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice by participating in professional development, quality initiative/performance activities, and implementing standards of care within area of specialization.
• Provides patient- and family-centered care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for health recovery, illness prevention, disease treatment, or end-of-life care.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination for subspecialty patients and families with acute and chronic health needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree
• Nursing
  
  

Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience
  
  

Licenses & Certifications

• Licensed APRN in Missouri
• National APRN Board Certifcatn
  
  

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Doctorate
• Nursing
  
  

Experience

• 2-5 years
  
  

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance
  
  

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer