Advanced Practice Provider - APP - Cardiac Surgery

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Community Description:

About SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital:

SSM Health-SLUCare is seeking an experienced advanced practice provider to join our growing service line. SLUCare represents the  academic medical practice of Saint Louis University , known for leading-edge care and groundbreaking research. This inpatient position will work in the cardiac surgery stepdown unit.

Job Highlights:

• Provide clinical care to patients transitioning from the Cardiac Surgery ICU to the step-down setting; evaluate and develop plan of care for new patient consults.
• Perform detailed assessments, monitor/evaluate cardiac status, manage patient through the pre-post-op period, initiate/refine medical management, participate in multi-disciplinary rounds, care coordination, discharge planning and education, chest tube/pacing wire removal, wound care.
• Anticipate (3) 12–13-hour shifts per week with weekend rotation of 1:5 and holiday rotation.
• No Call/No Nights.

  Qualifications:

• Cardiac Surgery experience preferred
• We proudly welcome new graduate PAs with clinical experience in the Cardiac Surgery setting or new graduate NPs with RN/clinical experience in the Cardiac Surgery setting
• Seeking Nurse Practitioners with Acute Care certification or Certified Physician Assistant

Learn more about our department  here .

Our facilities:

• Center for Specialized Medicine (outpatient clinic connected to hospital)

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, a LEVEL 1 Time Critical Diagnosis hospital in Stroke, Trauma and STEMI, is at the forefront of ground-breaking medical treatments, procedures, clinical trials and comprehensive patient care. Our commitment to research and innovation allows us to treat you and your family with the care you deserve. SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital has been an academic hospital in the St. Louis community for more than 80 years.

We serve as the medical teaching hospital for Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and exclusively staffed by the SLUCare Physician Group. This relationship between SSM Health, SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine provides advanced health care solutions that benefit our community.

Home to the famed Gateway Arch, St. Louis is one of the most livable cities in the country. This sprawling metropolitan mecca features a large variety of neighborhoods and communities spanning six counties. With an affordable housing market, trendy neighborhoods like Cherokee Street and Delmar Loop, and the booming economic landscape of the city make this one of the most attractive cities for young professionals. There is more to do per square mile in St. Louis than in any other city in the state. With restaurants, parks, recreation, cultural activities and sporting events, there's always something to do or see here.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.  To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.

For the clinicians at SSM Health, being here means being part of a heartful heritage of healing. It?s an opportunity to further a caring legacy while advancing medicine with an esteemed organization that encourages collaboration, empowers innovation, supports growth, and seeks to elevate care for everyone we serve.