Nurse Practitioner Cardiothoracic CVOR

Company: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Location: Houston
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center -A quaternary care facility that is home of the Texas Heart - Institute, a world-class cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD-consistently ranked as one of the nation's best in Cardiovascular Services & Heart Surgery.The first hospital in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet - hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award four consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's is home to three freestanding community emergency centers (Holcombe, Pearland, and San Felipe) offering adult and pediatric care-treating more than 51,000 patients annually. The hospital holds a collaborative partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and affiliations with The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), Houston Baptist University, and Prairie View A University. -Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more. Our team's efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience-modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart - Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.Position SummaryClinical expert and consultant within an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. Support the healthcare system (including physicians and facility leaders) with the management of specified populations though independent and collaborative clinical management - -

Responsibilities:
Position Responsibilities: Synthesizes and critically analyzes data to identify needs, formulate diagnosis, and establish a treatment plan for a patient, family, and/or populationImplements individualized, evidence based interventions based on assessment, treatment plan, and identified prioritizes to maximize health potential and/or expected goals of a patient, family, and/or populationEvaluates progress toward expected goals of a patient, family, and/or population in a systematic and ongoing manner with modification to the plan as appropriateServes as a clinical expert to the interdisciplinary teamIncorporates and disseminates research findings and evidence based practice into treatment plans, protocols, and guidelines

Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements: -Education and Licensure: -Master's Degree - Nursing; Registered Nurse (RN)Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist)Certified to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the Texas Board of Nurse ExaminersLimited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners if implementing medical aspects of care -Minimum Experience: Five (5) years of experience with the specialized clinical populationMinimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Work independently with minimal supervisionEffective communication skillsAble to facilitate change

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