Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant -CSICU- MGH
Core
Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) providing direct care, procedures, and coordination for patients in the Cardiac Surgical Service and Heart Center Intensive Care Unit.
Role type
Senior Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)
Builds
Patient care plans, diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, and discharge coordination for cardiac surgery patients
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiac Surgery / Critical Care
Required skills
Acute Care NP or PA licensure, ICU experience, ECG/Radiology/Lab interpretation, Ventilator/PA catheter/MCS device management, vasoactive medication administration, operative first assist
Preferred skills
Cardiac ICU experience, Trauma/ED/Heart Failure experience
Technologies
Ventilators, PA catheters, Mechanical Circulatory Support devices
Responsibilities
Perform bedside diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds, coordinate tests and consultations, implement treatment plans, perform patient education, assist surgeons in the operating room, order and interpret diagnostic tests
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC