About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Cath Lab Nurse Practitioner, you will provide direct care to patients undergoing cardiac interventional procedures. You will help streamline and expedite patient flow by evaluating normal and abnormal findings, initiating treatments, and coordinating admissions and discharges in accordance with approved Standardized Procedures.
Every day you will enter pre- and post-procedure orders, facilitate and triage transfer patients being evaluated for procedures, and collaborate with cardiologists and cardiac interventionalists on new consults and ongoing treatment plans. You will follow patients through discharge, manage unexpected post-procedure complications, provide patient education and counseling, manage incisions and dressings, and complete consults and documentation in collaboration with the cardiologist. You will also discharge patients from the Cardiac Interventional Unit and Cardiac Support Unit, including medication reconciliation, and document medication changes or complications in a brief progress note.
To be successful in this role, you must provide care in accordance with the Standardized Procedures approved by the Mercy General Hospital Committees for Credentials, Interdisciplinary Practice, and Cardiology. Program coverage is six days a week, Monday through Saturday.
We are offering a $15,000 Sign On Bonus to new h ires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
Required
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
- Completion of an accredited program for nurse practitioner, and certification as a nurse practitioner
- Provider number (NPI)
- Eligible to apply for furnishing and DEA license in order to prescribe medications within approved standardized procedure
- BLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- ACLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Master’s degree in nursing
Preferred
- Experience as an acute care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner
- Acute Care NP Certification
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
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