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The Nurse Practitioner in Cardiac Surgery at UCLA Health is responsible for caring for cardiac surgery patients after discharge, including follow-up visits, wound complications, patient and family calls, remote patient monitoring, addressing home health nursing calls, and completing Electronic Discharge Data (EDD) information. This role also involves participating in pre-operative consultations, including patient evaluation and review of images. This is a limited 3-month appointment that may convert to a career position.
Responsibilities
- Caring for cardiac surgery patients after discharge including follow up visits
- Managing wound complications and patient and family calls
- Conducting remote patient monitoring for approximately 20-30 patients
- Addressing home health nursing calls
- Completing Electronic Discharge Data (EDD) information
- Participating in pre-operative consultations
- Patient evaluation
- Review of images
Qualifications
Required
- MSN or DNP with Adult/Gero Acute Care NP specialty
- CA RN and NP certification, State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II
- National NP Board certification in Adult-Gero Acute Care/Adult Acute Care NP specialty
- NPI#, DEA#, Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment on CURES
- Previous Outpatient Cardiac Surgery or Cardiology experience as NP
- BLS and ACLS from AHA or ARC
About UCLA Health
UCLA Health is a leading healthcare system in Southern California, comprising 4 hospitals and over 260 clinics, offering a wide range of primary and specialty care services. The organization is dedicated to providing top-notch patient care, conducting innovative research, and training future healthcare professionals, consistently ranking among the top hospitals in the U.S. for over three decades. With a focus on cutting-edge treatments and advancements in various medical specialties, UCLA Health aims to deliver exceptional medical care and lead the way in healthcare innovation.
Full Job Description
Description
Caring for cardiac surgery patients after discharge including follow up visits, wound complications, patient and family calls, remote patient monitoring (~20-30 patients), addressing home health nursing calls, completing EDD information. Participating in pre-operative consultations including patient evaluation and review of images.
This a limited 3 month appointment - may convert to career.
Salary range: $84.82- $121.13/hourly
Qualifications
+ MSN or DNP with Adult/Gero Acute Care NP specialty- required
+ CA RN and NP certification, State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II- required
+ National NP Board certification in Adult-Gero Acute Care/Adult Acute Care NP specialty - required
+ NPI#, DEA#, Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment on CURES- required
+ Previous Outpatient Cardiac Surgery or Cardiology experience as NP - required.
+ BLS and ACLS from AHA or ARC- required
This a limited _3 month_ appt. *A limited appointment may convert to career
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