Cardiothoracic Surgery PA or APN - Part-Time Nights

EHMC is seeking a full-time NURSE PRACTITIONER (APRN) or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) to join a very enthusiastic team in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The ideal candidate would excel in communication, interpersonal skills, precise documentation, and clinical expertise in the management of all phases of care for the cardiac surgery patient. The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at EHMC currently performs 500+ adult cardiac and thoracic surgical cases per year, and is experiencing steady growth.

Department:Cardiac Surgery Department
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Part-Time
Shift: Night Shift
Hours: 6:30p-8:00a

The responsibilities of the PA/APN include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver comprehensive care to cardiac surgery patients in telemetry, stepdown, and ICU units.
• Approaching a patient to elicit a detailed and accurate history, perform an appropriate physical
  examination, identify problems, record information and interpret and present information to the
  supervising physician
• Assisting a physician in an inpatient setting by conducting patient rounds, recording patient
  progress notes, determining and implementing therapeutic plans jointly with the supervising
  physician and compiling and recording pertinent narrative case summaries.
• Provide expert clinical management of cardiac surgery patients pre- and post-operatively, including assessment, planning, and coordination of care.
• Collaborate closely with cardiac surgeons, intensivists, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Monitor and manage patients in the ICU, including ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, and post-operative recovery.
• Participate in daily rounds, care planning, and discharge coordination.
• Educate patients and families on procedures, recovery expectations, and post-discharge care.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice within the cardiac surgery service.
• Facilitating the referral of patients to, and promoting their awareness of, health care facilities and
  other appropriate agencies and resources in the community.

Founded in 1890, Englewood Health is a leading provider of high-quality, comprehensive, and humanistic care serving northern New Jersey and beyond.

Englewood Health, a community teaching hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, is nationally recognized for cardiac surgery and cardiac care, breast imaging and cancer care, spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, and maternity care, and is an international leader in patient blood management and bloodless surgery. Other areas of excellence include diagnostic imaging, offering a 3T MRI machine, a hybrid operating room, and other state-of-the-art technology. Consistently earning high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety, Englewood Health is a “Best Regional Hospital” according to US News & World Report (2016-2017). Since 2012, the hospital has earned a Safety Grade “A” by The Leapfrog Group, a record of achievement maintained by only three hospitals in New Jersey and 72 in the nation. In 2016, the medical center earned its fourth consecutive designation since 2002 by the Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing. Nationally only seven percent of hospitals have achieved Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Englewood Health is an affiliate of Hackensack Meridian Health and offers training programs in internal medicine, podiatry, pharmacy, and radiography, and serves as a site for training in surgery, vascular surgery, pathology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care medicine.

Founded in 1890 as a 12-bed facility, Englewood Health is today a fully accredited hospital with 352 beds. Through an ongoing campus modernization project, a growing and comprehensive physician network, and a strategic focus on outpatient services and population health management, Englewood Health continually innovates and adapts in order to meet the needs of the community it serves and remain on the forefront of high-quality care.