CVICU Peds APP- Levine Children's Hospital- Charlotte, NC
CVICU Peds APP- Levine Children's Hospital- Charlotte, NC
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Job Description
This APP will function independently in the inpatient hospital in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team for cardiac surgical and nonsurgical patients in the CVICU. These patients include but are not limited to complex neonatal repairs VAD ECMO and transplant patients.
Essential Functions:
- Functions independently to perform ageappropriate disease specific history and physical examination of complex acute critical and chronic advanced heart failure patients.
- Rounds daily with interdisciplinary team
- Manages care and treatment plan as the front line provider for their patients
- Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients specific needs including laboratory and radiologic testing
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities
- Determines treatment plan for patient
- Monitors the effectiveness of interventions
- Documents all patient encounters records observations interventions and actions in a medically appropriate manner in the patients electronic medical record
- Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team including but not limited to: physicians nurses medical assistants social workers pharmacists dieticians and financial coordinators.
- Performs chest tube removals pacer wire removals and pediatric ICU procedures including chest tube insertion central and arterial line access and intubations )
- Attends participates and contributes to group/practice meetings quality improvement and policy and procedure development efforts when requested.
- Min Work standards 1880 hours per year shifts are varied with days nights and weekends split amongst group excluding nocturnist APPs.
Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of North and South Carolina. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in North and South Carolina. Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritize and concentrate. 2 years of experience as an APP in a relevant field preferred.
Atrium Health Levine Childrens Congenital Heart Centerestablished in 2010 is currently ranked #7 in the country for Best Childrens Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News and World Report. Our comprehensive services include cardiac imaging diagnostic and interventional catheterization invasive electrophysiology dedicated cardiovascular intensive care staff and regional referral programs in heart failure/transplantation adult congenital heart disease and fetal echocardiography. Our stateoftheart two lab cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology suite and new outpatient office complex is filled with dedicated staffing and is designed to treat all patients from fetal cardiology to ACHD. Our comprehensive Cardiac Neurodevelopment program provides a multitude of specialty services to our congenital heart patients in the same office suite. Participation in investigator initiated and multicenter industry sponsored studies is ongoing within the Heart Center with the support of an active clinical research department
Levine Childrens Hospital (LCH)is a stateoftheart facility in beautiful Charlotte North Carolina. LCH has 11 floors and 234 inpatient beds including onsite PICU and CVICU covered 24/7 by inhouse intensivists Progressive Care Unit Inpatient Observation Unit Pediatric Rehab Unit and Pediatric Emergency Department. We are committed to being the regions leading provider of pediatric health care services.
Our Impact:
Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health have come together to do more be better and go faster to help more people live well. Together we will deliver the best health outcomes and make care more accessible and affordable for all.
Headquartered in Charlotte and powered by 150000 talented teammates including the best and brightest physicians nurses researchers and faculty we are poised to improve safety and health outcomes advance health equity and accelerate medical breakthroughs with Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core.
When you join Atrium Health you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationallyrenowned integrated health system you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine elevate hope and advance healingfor all.
Employment Type
Full-Time
