GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will have prescriptive authority in the State of
Additionally, when functioning as the VAD Coordinator, the ARNP oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of all aspects of care for patients with a VAD, in collaboration with the Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure. The VAD Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing the patient care of this high-risk patient population throughout the continuum to optimize the patient’s clinical, functional, and psychosocial status; to provide the communication link for coordination of care among the multidisciplinary health care team involved with this patient type, and to orchestrate a performance improvement program that focuses on improving patient outcomes.
Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. Under administrative guidance and physician supervision, will provide comprehensive primary care services, acute care services, and extended care services in the area of nursing and or medicine for individuals and their families.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
- If Nurse Practitioner - the ARNP is certified in advanced or specialized nursing practice by virtue of post-basic education, training, and experience in accordance with
- If Physician Assistant - the PA is a dependent practitioner with their scope of practice regulated by Florida Statute 458 and 459. Privileges requiring direct supervision by a physician are defined by Florida Statutes 59R-30.001.
- CPR and ACLS
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS PREFERRED:
· Strong interpersonal & communication skills
· Ability to multi-task
· Bilingual, particularly Spanish
· Computer skills
· Certification in clinical transplantation
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- If Nurse Practitioner - must have successfully completed undergraduate and Master’s level-nursing programs, passed state boards, and achieved dual ARNP and RN status.
- Individuals who completed their training prior to January 1, 2001, shall not be required to hold a Master’s degree.
- If Physician Assistant - must hold a baccalaureate degree, or a minimum of two years of college credits, and have graduated from a physician assistant program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the successor program to CAAHEP
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
· Clinical pre- and post-organ transplant experience
· Extensive critical care experience and/or dialysis experience
· Public speaking experience
· Teaching/preceptor experience
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
If Nurse Practitioner:
- Must hold valid, current State of
- Must be certified by:
o the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
o the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
o the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
o the
If Physician Assistant:
- Must hold a valid, current State of
- Physician Assistant—Certified (PA-C) must have taken and successfully passed the initial certifying examination by the National Commission on Certification for Physicians Assistants (NCCPA)
- PA-Cs must maintain certification by recertifying every six years through the NCCPA examination process
o Including 100 approved CME hours every two years
- The temporary state license issued to the graduated Physician Assistant is considered a valid/ current license until such time the Physician Assistant is a PA-C
o The new graduate will have one year from completion of training to become a PA-C
LICENSURE OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:
· N/A
