The Nurse Practitioner will perform medical examinations, selected diagnostic and therapeutic tasks, and other special procedures to assist in the delivery of medical services to patients. This will involve working in the cath lab alongside the interventionalist doing procedures.

STATUS: Full time

LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Structural Heart

SCHEDULE: Days

ATTRIBUTES

• Compassionate, warm and patient focused
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Satisfaction. Interacts on a frequent, regular and daily basis with patients, family members, medical/social/public services support, regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy, understanding, problem-solving, education, information gathering, process influencing and counseling.
• Medication and Orders: Orders consultations and interacts with members of other specialty medical teams, orders laboratory tests, x-rays, special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures, and supervises the administration of blood products.
• Documentation: Takes complex medical histories on patients referred for consultation, performs physical examinations and develops treatment plans in conjunction with attending physician to provide optimal patient medical management.