Advanced Heart Failure Step Down Unit : Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
University of Maryland Medical SystemBaltimore, MD, US- Full-time
Company Description
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the states future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the Systems anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org .
Job Description
The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is a world-renowned tertiary and quaternary Advanced Heart Failure Center. The advanced heart failure team is a multidisciplinary service that supports patients with advanced cardiac disease and is seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its team. Patients are cared for in the cardiac IMC / step-down area.
Job specifics :
The population includes patients post cardiac transplant, post ventricular assist device placement, pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, or decompensated heart failure.
Familiarity with invasive cardiac monitoring and arrhythmia management is required.
Hours are 7 am to 5 : 30 pm (rotation may be required)
Ability to present a cohesive plan of care to the attending physicians
Opportunities to be involved in research / quality improvement efforts.
Good verbal and written communication required.
Coordination of efforts towards advanced care planning required.
Emphasis on communication with family members regarding changes in the patients condition
Family and patient education will be required.
Communication with on-coming and off-service providers to ensure continuity of care and avoid complications associated with care transitions.
As a UMMS provider, you can expect :
Competitive Salary and generous shift differential
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid malpractice insurance
DEA and CDS Licenses paid
Generous paid time off
CME / CEU leave and CME / CEU allowance
Retirement plan - 403-B with employer match
Professional advanced model to further your career development
Qualifications
A Master of Science degree, with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistants Program. Preferably, the candidate will have one year of experience in an ICU. Cardiology experience is a plus.
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