Job Description

Are you an ambitious and experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) looking to advance your career? Cedars-Sinai , a world-class healthcare organization, is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Cardiac Surgery team. As a Nurse Practitioner (NP) at Cedars-Sinai, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, contributing to patient care and impacting the lives of our patients.

The Smidt Heart Institute is home to a distinguished team of experts who are setting the bar for cardiovascular care in the United States. The Institute unites 16 centers and programs to diagnose and treat the full spectrum of heart and vascular conditions for all patients, from infants to those with advanced disease. Compassionate care is integrated with an agile research enterprise, giving patients access to pioneering treatments. Our faculty and attending physicians provide deep competency across all specialties, including transplantation, stem cell therapy, congenital heart disease, women's heart health, valve disorders, arrhythmia, and hypertension.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of Cardiac Surgeons, the Nurse Practitioner provides services to cardiac surgical patients. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the planning and coordination of all aspects of the work up and care of the patients in the unit including management of MCS and Heart Transplant patients.

• Summary of Essential Duties: Obtain and perform history and physical examinations, record and interpret pertinent data (i.e., labs, diagnostic studies, discharge summaries, progress notes, etc.), including writing orders and discharges

• Evaluate, treat and diagnose patients under the supervision of a licensed physician. Write a daily progress note on inpatients, collate inpatient records and perform discharge summaries, utilizing the electronic medical record.

• Participate in daily interdisciplinary rounds Coordinate ongoing overall patient care with physician staff, nursing staff and other ancillary care providers to ensure treatment plans are implemented

• Assist or perform bedside procedures within the scope of service Maintain communication with patients and families regarding care

• Participation in Quality activities, including Unit Practice Committees. The NP will be responsible for providing comprehensive services primarily in the step-down unit, consultative service and occasionally in the outpatient clinic.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master of Nursing Degree required

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse practitioner program required

License/Certifications:

• Current State of California Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner License required

• National Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by respective accredited professional nursing organization such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) required

• Current NP Furnishing License required

• DEA license required

• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required

• AGACNP strongly preferred

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required

• At least 2 years of experience managing vascular surgery patient population preferred

• Inpatient NP experience

Req ID : 5676

Working Title : Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Cardiac Surgery - Full Time - 12hr Days

Department : Heart - Cardiovascular Surgery MS

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Nursing

Job Specialty : Advanced Practice (RN)

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 12 hour

Base Pay : $70.81 - $113.30

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.