APP (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant)- ORGAN ACQ HEART TRANSPLANT MULTI SITE - Full Time (Rotating -12 hrs)

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in Cardiothoracic Transplant Medicine

Are you an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) seeking a challenging and rewarding inpatient role in cardiothoracic transplant medicine? We're looking for a collaborative and driven APP to join our Surgical Heart & Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) team. This is a high-acuity, non-surgical inpatient position, ideal for APPs passionate about critical care, transplant medicine, and providing continuity of care to patients with complex, life-saving surgical interventions.

What You'll Do:

• Manage post-operative heart and lung transplant patients and ventricular assist device (VAD) recipients across ICU and step-down units
• Serve in three core rotating roles:
• Heart Transplant/VAD APP Floor-based care for heart transplant and VAD patients
• Lung Transplant APP Management of lung transplant patients
• ICU/Consult APP Oversight of transplant patients in critical care, consults, and on pre-op admissions
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary surgical team, including surgical fellows, transplant medicine, ICU consult teams, and ancillary services
• Lead and participate in daily patient rounds, assessments, care coordination, and discharge planning

Please Note: No OR time, line placements, or surgical assisting duties are included in this role

Your Team:

• Join a growing APP team of 13 providers
• Close collaboration with surgical fellows; minimal attending surgeon involvement

Work Schedule:

• 12-hour shifts
• Rotating day/night/weekend coverage

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

Required:

• Active or eligible NP or PA license
• Passion for transplant, mechanical circulatory support, or cardiothoracic surgery
• Skilled in managing critically ill, high-acuity patients
• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to lifelong learning and long-term role retention

Preferred:

• Clinical experience in: ICU, step-down, CT surgery, transplant, or VAD programs
• New graduate APPs welcomeespecially those with prior RN experience in ICU or transplant
• Completion of board certification exams strongly preferred