Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery Stepdown @ Lancaster General Health

Description

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Position Description:

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (PA or CRNP) to join our current Cardiothoracic Team.

This is a full-time APP position focused on the medical care of cardiac surgical patients and does not include any operative responsibilities. This APP will oversee post-operative patient management within our Cardiac Step-down/Telemetry Unit.  Pre-operative preparation and scheduling of those patients awaiting open heart surgery is also required. This APP will routinely be responsible for initial patient encounters and workup of new consultations to our practice. The role is quite patient and family focused, as the qualified candidate will be intimately involved throughout the entire course of patient care from initial assessment, through preparation for surgery and recovery to hospital discharge. 

 Our cardiac surgical practice performs roughly 900 total cases annually. We offer expertise in coronary revascularization, off-pump CABG, aortic and mitral valve replacement, surgery for endocarditis, re-operative procedures and repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Our program is a regional leader in the implementation of newer techniques and technologies, including complex repair of both the mitral and aortic valve, TAVR, transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair, transcatheter mitral valve replacement and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. In addition, we offer a robust service for the surgical treatment of both acute and chronic congestive heart failure, to include implantation of both left and right ventricular assist devices. Our group performs 60 ECMO implantations annually. The post-implantation care of these individuals falls under our guidance. 

Hours: Fulltime (1.0 FTE); hours generally between 7-3:30pm, but will occasionally extend to 6:00pm. The opportunity to tailor these hours to accommodate individual preference will be considered. The position includes 1 in 4 weekend rounding coverage. Rotating holiday coverage and rare weekday overnight calls is expected. This care model is planned to provide autonomy and work balance within a self-managed group of collegial providers. New graduates will be considered.

Minimum Requirements:

Nurse Practitioner

• Valid Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification by ANCC or other qualifying agency in area of specialty required (Acute Care NP)
• Valid Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner license and Certificate of Prescriptive Authority in Pennsylvania.
• Minimum one year experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.

Physician Assistant

• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine.
• Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
• Minimum one year experience as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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