APP - Coordinator LVAD NBI FT Day
RWJBarnabas Health
Posted on:
Ernest Meyer
Job Description
Job Title: Coordinator LVAD
Location: Newark Beth Israel Med Ctr
Department Name: NBI Advanced Heart Failure
Req #: 0000240278
Status: Salaried
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview:
Provide clinical expertise to all hospital departments on use of VADs, care of the patient and patient management
Provide day to day patient management to ensure quality care and mentor inpatient nurses on the care of this patient population
Work with nursing education to provide annual refresher education and competence
Manage patients in the outpatient setting
Work with health care providers in patients local community to recognize the device and how to provide basic support
Collaborate with research staff to ensure all protocols are followed
Work with Administrative Director to ensure patient care and program policies meet or exceed regulatory expectations at all times
Qualifications:
Certified nurse practitioner or physician assistant in NJ
Two years experience caring for mechanical circulatory support patients is preferred
ACLS and BLS certifications required
Responsibilities:
Collection of health history and perform physical exam
Disease process management for all inpatient and outpatient's with a VAD or during evaluation process
Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests confer with attending MDs follow up as necessary
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team/consultants, document decisions or follow up
Ensure all clinical staff are properly educated by working with nursing education to provide annual competency training or initial orientation as requested
Provide visible presence on nursing units to manage patient care and act as resource to nursing staff
Chart documentation per hospital guidelines and policy
Ensure compliance with clinical, research and administrative policy and procedures
Collaborates with research staff to ensure all necessary information is communicated for reporting to proper body
Track quality data indicators and provide on time monthly reporting for department QA and for Intermacs
Provide visible presence on nursing units to manage patient care and act as resource to nursing staff
Patient, family and community education and document in patient medical records
Assists perfusionists with set up of new implants in the OR
Maintain presence for all surgical cases to provide assistance or trouble shooting as necessary
Examine, assess, educate, review patient chart information, make patient care plans for VAD pts on both inpatient and outpatient service
Deliver necessary equipment to any location within the hospital as needed for patient safety