Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) Jefferson Einstein - Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

The cardiac surgery program at Einstein Jefferson Phila is seeking an experienced, FT, non-surgical cardiac surgery APC! This program is rewarding, bringing advanced cardiac surgery services to an underserved population. This program highly values their APP's.  Join a team of dedicated surgeons and APC's in this completely APC run service. This position offers lifestyle flexibility. Our team values a work-life balance.  Schedule is primarily 4 10's, and dayshift.  There will be an every 3^rd weekend responsibility. 

In this role, the APC will primarily coordinate and manage the outpatient cardiac surgery service in conjunction with attending surgeons.  This is a hybrid role with primarily outpatient, but inpatient responsibilities as well. 

Responsibilities (as approved by the Medical Staff Board):

• Primarily responsible for coordination and management of Cardiac Surgery Clinic - care related to outpatients, pre and postoperative heart surgery
• Responsible for inpatient care related to pre and postoperative heart surgery patients in the CCU and Telemetry unit as defined by surgical attending.
• Perform and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic bedside procedures
• Assure clear and concise transfer of clinical information between nurses, clinical staff and physicians
• Assist in data collecting of information related to any research trials within the department of Cardiothoracic
• Maintaining communication with other clinical service

Physical Demands:

• Physical Requirements: Walking, standing
• Visual Requirements: Ability to read medical charts
• Hearing Requirements: Ability to hear normal conversations
• Working Conditions: Routine activities involved in patient clinical care

• NCCPA certification or National Certification as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Required
• 1 - 2 years’ experience required, preferably in CCU/Cardiac Surgery setting
• Pennsylvania State license for physician assistant or CRNP

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

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