Lung Transplant/Thoracic Surgery Nights NP

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Advanced Practice Provider works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The APP functions as a member of the Lung Transplant and Thoracic Surgery Surgical Management teams. In conjunction with the attending, the APP will oversee care from the operating room and inpatient to discharge and throughout all aspects of the continuum of care. The APP may provide care throughout the system, including ICU, progressive and telemetry.  

UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital: The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is a 569-bed acute care hospital. It has Central and Eastern Kentucky’s only Level I trauma center and handles the most severe traumas. It has the only Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit in the area to treat the sickest infants.

The hospital offers 100 intensive care beds, a post-anesthesia care unit, 17 operating rooms, 14-bed labor and delivery and 26 mother-baby rooms. The hospital draws upon the resources of six UK colleges: Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Public Health.

AREA HIGHLIGHTS

The UK Transplant center has provided second chances for lung patients and their families for more than 30 years. Since 1991, the team has completed more than 500 lung transplants and, according to survival data, UK has one of the best lung transplant programs in the nation.  UK offers lung transplant procedures for adults with a variety of life-limiting lung diseases, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension and Sarcoidosis. UK offers combined heart and lung transplants, ECMO as a bridge to transplant, and new treatments for those living with black lung disease. Our clinics in both Lexington and Louisville, KY allow us to offer care close to home for those living in both the eastern and western halves of the state. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• MSN for Nurse Practitioners OR BS for Physician Assistants
 
• One (1) year of related experience
 
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) with appropriate certification

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Transparent, competitive salary with a 10 percent pay increase for night positions.
 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (with dependent coverage)
 
• 200% retirement plan match
 
• Professional development opportunities
 
• Desirable 6 shift workweek
 
• Priority PTO among the team for enhanced work-life balance

UK HEALTHCARE HIGHLIGHTS AND IMPACTS 

• Ranked the # 1 hospital in Kentucky by U.S. News & World Report for 8 consecutive years 
• Level 1 Trauma Center in both Adult and Pediatrics
• Centers of excellence in pediatric specialties, cancer, ENT, OB-GYN, GI, cardiology and complex procedures 
• New Pediatric ED and Cancer & Neuro Center on the horizon

UK HEALTHCARE LOCATIONS

• Albert B. Chandler Hospital
• Kentucky Children's Hospital 
• Eastern State Hospital 
• UK Good Samaritan Hospital 
• King's Daughters Medical Center (Ashland) 
• Claire Regional Medical Center (Morehead) 

  LIFE IN LEXINGTON

Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many educational, cultural, and commercial opportunities. With a population of over 250,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater, and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty and for being the horse capital of the world. 

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