NURSE PRACTITIONER for Cardiology

Patient Care -

• Obtain a relevant and complete health and medical history and performs appropriate physical examination.
• Perform or order appropriate preventive and/or diagnostic tests or procedures based on the patient’s age and history.
• Ability to identify and discuss pathophysiology of disease processes
• Formulate appropriate diagnosis based on the history, physical examination and diagnostic test results
• Order diagnostic tests. Review results and report to patient.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, according to privileges.
• Manage general medical conditions to include understanding the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions, and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities.
• Identify, respect, and show compassion regarding patients’ differences, values, preferences and expressed needs during interaction.
• Plan and provide care, within the framework of policies, procedures, privileges and available resources. Involves the patient and family in planning care.
• Provide patient/family education using active listening.
• Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care and intervenes by response to planned outcome
• Initiate appropriate referrals
• Document in an accurate and timely manner.
• Advocate disease prevention, wellness and promotion of healthy lifestyle choices.

Other Duties -

• Report to Practice Manager or Administrator on-call significant incidents such as:
  • Unusual patient or family problems or concerns
  • Physician concerns
  • Major damage or utility outages
  • Security problems
  • Safety issues
  • Matters of legal importance
  • Calls received from any regulatory body
  • Report incidents in Quality Calendar
• Participate in Medical Staff functions and activities to include review of policy and procedure.
• Other duties related to hospital business and patients as assigned (i.e. participate in community activities to promote clinic services and provide in patient education).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: Current license from Commonwealth of Kentucky as Nurse Practitioner. Evidence of continuing education credits as required by license.
• Education: (be specific): Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• Experience: A minimum of one year experience in cardiology is preferred.