Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Job Opportunity: Nurse Practitioner - Surgery - Cardiothoracic

Join an innovative and compassionate team in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where you will be part of a world-class cardiothoracic care facility. The Cardiac Surgery Team is dedicated to providing patient-centered care, focusing on advanced clinical practices for cardiac and cardiovascular surgery patients.

• Provide advanced clinical care for cardiothoracic surgery patients with a focus on compassionate, patient-first care.
• Assist in cardiac surgeries, including performing endoscopic vein harvesting and first assisting.
• Manage ICU and cardiovascular surgical patient care, including rounding and evaluation of CVICU, floor, and clinic patients.
• Participate in two full-day clinics weekly and see additional patients as needed on other days.
• Rotate through operating room coverage Monday through Friday.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, physicians, intensivists, and healthcare professionals.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develop and implement appropriate plans of care and follow-up.
• Order medications and write prescriptions in compliance with regulatory policies.
• Perform bedside procedures as appropriate to the patient population.
• Document all care delivered with high-quality, timely records.
• Demonstrate expert clinical judgment and function independently under physician supervision.
• Maintain continuing medical education to meet state and national registry requirements.
• Adapt and thrive in a high-stress, dynamic clinical setting.
• Exhibit flexibility, teamwork, problem-solving skills, and a positive cultural fit.

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master s degree in Nursing.
• Nurse Practitioner Certification by ANCC or AANPCB.
• Minimum of 3+ years of cardiac or cardiovascular surgery experience with ICU patient management.
• Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (active within 30 days).
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license to prescribe medications.
• Full prescriptive authority, in accordance with medical staff privileging.
• Unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges.
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Eligible to provide reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
• No current or prior sanctions or exclusions from HHS/OIG or GSA List of Excluded Individuals and Entities.

• Current COVID vaccination.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license.

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