Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology - Heart Failure/Heart Transplant

Position Summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Medicine, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to work within the outpatient practice of Heart Failure/Heart Transplant. The NP will work collaboratively with Physicians, NP peers, Registered Nurses, other members of the multidisciplinary care team, and administrative support staff.

Additional Site Location: 1111 Westchester Ave.; White Plains, NY

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history, perform comprehensive and targeted physical examinations.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and diagnose/manage chronic as well as acute patient problems.
• Facilitate and deliver care to a specific subset of patients collaboratively and autonomously.
• Obtain and review internal and external records/reports.
• Formulate a goal-directed plan that includes health maintenance, anticipatory guidance and appropriate medical and nursing interventions according to the established protocols.
• Follow-up/collaborate with the Physician to re-develop the treatment plan as necessary.
• Counsel/educate patients and their caregivers on disease processes and care management outside of the hospital.
• Facilitate/coordinate hospital admissions and collaborate with inpatient team for safe discharges.
• Work with NP peers and the Registered Nurse team to triage daily patient calls and communicate with referring Providers.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team including but not limited to Social Workers, Nutritionists, Pharmacists, Surgeons, the Palliative Care Team, the Heart Failure/Heart Transplant inpatient team, and other specialists as necessary to provide/coordinate care across the continuum.
• Document all patient/caregiver encounters in the outpatient EMR.
• Participate, review, disseminate, and incorporate research findings into clinical practice.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for Nurse Practitioner practice within respective scope of care and the delivery of safe, competent patient care.
• Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and consumer-oriented environment.
• Portion of time maybe spent in practice at other Columbia Doctors sites.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner trained in the care of adults, plus one to two years of experience in a hospital setting, preferably in Cardiology.
• Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse and Nurse Practitioner licenses.
• Must have NP Board certification.
• Current BCLS, ACLS, DEA, and NPI certifications.
• Familiarity and proficiency with computer-based programs such as electronic medical records systems, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Adult-Gerontology Acute care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) preparation preferred.
• Experience with the advanced Heart Failure, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and post-Heart Transplant patient populations preferred as well as those patients being considered for/undergoing advanced therapies such as outpatient intravenous and/or inhaled medication support, and/or mechanical circulatory support.