Full-Time Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – Cardiac Surgery - (JACKSON, MI)

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening – APP must have 2 years CT OR experience.

Advanced Practice Professional will provide health care and specialized health services to patients and families enrolled in Cardiac Surgery.  The APP will coordinate care of this patient population in collaboration with all members of the health care team.  This position will be 80% inpatient and 20% outpatient.

Position will possess skills of surgical assist in the cardiac OR, vein harvesting.  APP will see patients of ages 18 and older.  Ideal candidates will have some experience in the OR/RNFA.  Comfort level in working in SICU/CVICU, managing patients in the post-operative period, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in the SICU and CVICU.

-          Independently evaluates patients in the clinic and in the hospital

-          Ordering/interpreting testing and lab results, modifying plan of care to address results

-          Provide clinical expertise and direction to support patient medication management

-          Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatments to physicians, streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including communicating specific patient needs to internal and external team members and other ambulatory care providers

-          Perform other related duties as required to assure patient safety and satisfaction

-          Participate in the development and presentation of educational experiences for patients, families, and health care professionals

Procedures – surgical assist in cardiac OR

Schedule – 4, 10-hour shifts, predominately inpatient with clinic rotation.  Call coverage as a 1:4 ratio

Weekend requirement – yes, rotation of 1:4

Call requirement – Yes, 1:4

OR Time – Yes, 3.5 in OR

Clinic Time – 0.5 in clinic

Henry Ford Health System, one of the largest and most comprehensive integrated U.S. health care systems, is a national leader in clinical care, research and education. The system includes the 1,200-member Henry Ford Medical Group, five hospitals, Health Alliance Plan (a health insurance and wellness company), Henry Ford Physician Network, a 150-site ambulatory network and many other health-related entities throughout southeast Michigan, providing a full continuum of care. The health system also is a major economic driver in Michigan.

Jackson is a city in the south-central area of Michigan. This low cost of living town strikes the perfect balance of downtown excitement, rich history, natural beauty, culture, outdoor fun and accommodations.