**Overview**

CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular ICU is a 24 bed adult surgical intensive care unit, including: CVICU, and CV Stepdown. Patient population served: critically ill patients that have undergone cardiovascular surgery. As a Critical Care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner, you will report to an APRN while working closely with Intensivist and CV Surgeons.

**About Us:**

CHI St. Vincent is a 600 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Little Rock, AR. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

**Responsibilities**

The Advanced Practice CV Nurse (AC) will provide services to the designated Service Line to promote nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice by functioning as a clinical resource to the direct-care nurses.

The APN will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to lead and facilitate programs and teams to improve the process of care delivery to the identified patient population.

The APN will provide direct, comprehensive, therapeutic and preventive healthcare service to the patients and their families. These functions will include, but are not limited to the following: assessment of health status, ordering and evaluating tests, diagnosing and initiating appropriate therapeutic interventions, providing instruction and counseling to patients and their families, collaborating with other health care providers to provide and coordinate services to patients, and prescribing medications.

**THIS JOB OFFERS BOTH AN INCENTIVE AND RELOCATION:**

We are offering a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to relocation to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

**Qualifications**

Current RNP and/or APN licensure with Acute Care certification in Arkansas.

Eligibility for a Medicare provider number and DEA registration.

Master's Degree in Nursing

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!

**Pay Range**

$55.02 - $75.65 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.