NP - Cardiology

Advanced Practitioner (ACNP)

Willis Knighton Health is seeking a full-time Advanced Practitioner (ACNP) to join the system with a busy Cardiology program.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), work in collaboration with the physician primarily in the outpatient setting, caring for acute, chronically ill or injured patients. Responsibilities will vary depending on specialty.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Works under direction and in consultation/collaboration with a physician and may perform services authorized by the supervising/collaborating physician that are part of the physician's normal course of practice and expertise.
• Promotes quality outcomes and initiatives.
• Must have a Collaborative Practice Arrangement (CPA) with a physician in like practice.
• Practices within applicable state laws, appropriate boards, and in accordance with his/her/their CPA and delineation of privileges.

Minimum qualifications:

• AANP — American Association of Nurse Practitioners — American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
• APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License — State of Louisiana Board of Nursing.

Additional job description:

• This position is 100% hospital-based.

State LA