Structural Heart APP

Description

Specialization:
Cardiology Interventional and Structural
Acute Care

Job Summary:

Job Number: J-048106

Recruiter: Ryan Platt

Job Title: Structural Heart APP 

Job Description:
The APP opening for the Structural Heart Program, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital Structural Heart Clinic, functions under the direction of the manager and physician leaders of the Structural Heart Program, Director/Vice President of Cardiovascular Services and the West Florida Division Structural Heart Director. Great opportunity of an experienced Nurse Practitioner for a Structural Heart Program. 

Qualified Candidates:
The position is responsible for providing leadership and facilitating all activities and services within the healthcare organization regarding care for patients with structural heart disorders. The incumbent of this position will coordinate patient care and evaluation, design and align resources to support program initiatives, program development, develop and maintain relationships with internal and external referring physicians, and development of a program database to include but not limited to following procedure: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

• Facilitates referrals for structural heart procedures, specifically transcatheter valve procedures
• Assists the TAVR physicians in the pre-operative evaluation, including performing history and physical examination, ordering appropriate diagnostic testing.
• Assists in The WATCHMAN implant procedures
• Assists in post-operative care in the intensive care and step-down units
• Performs follow up examinations and evaluations for prospective patients as well as follow-up care
• Coordinates valve conference and prepares patients’ case presentations
• -State of Florida license; BLS Healthcare provider; ACLS certification

• A graduate of NLN School of nursing with nurse practitioner license in Florida as advanced practice nurse

OR

• Completion of a physician assistant’s program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant passing the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) with a valid Florida Medical license.
• A minimum of two years’ experience with one year experience in cardiology, preferably heart failure, valvular disease or critical care preferred. Performs in accordance with delineated job responsibilities and satisfactorily completes a yearly evaluation based on these responsibilities. Must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively meet the needs of the patient/internal and external customer.

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Exceptional base salary
• Comprehensive corporate benefits package including health and 401k
• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance
• No state income tax

About HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital:

• HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is a 253–bed, full-service acute care hospital serving Charlotte County and the surrounding areas since 1975
• Clinical specialties include 24-hour emergency care center, a comprehensive ACoS CoC accredited cancer program
• Joint Commission accredited Stroke Center of Excellence
• Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Joint Commission certified Orthopedic and Spine Center
• Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery with Minimally Invasive Surgery Option
• State-of-the-art cardiovascular surgery program

About Port Charlotte, Florida:

• Found along Florida's welcoming Gulf Coast, the rapidly growing Port Charlotte is located about halfway between Sarasota and Fort Myers
• Perfectly positioned to offer every manner of water-borne activities
• Port Charlotte more than 165 miles of waterways, providing access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico
• Seven of the 21 golf courses located in Charlotte County are found in Port Charlotte
• Tippecanoe Environmental Park in Port Charlotte offers hiking trails and wildlife viewing through 380 acres of scrub and pine flat-woods