Description

Description:

Job Summary:
Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality health care through active participation in pre-, intra-, and post-operative care for patients in CVT service via direct assessment and formulation/implementation of treatment plan under the guidance of the CVT team physicians. Performing complete pre-operative work-up on patients and performing H & P and patient pre-operative teaching; harvesting conduits and first- assisting in the OR; making rounds and removing lines/tubes/drains on post-operative patients in the ICU and telemetry units; assisting with discharge planning; assuming on-call responsibilities, and education. Document in writing all care in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards. Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and State licensing guidelines.
• Coordinate, develop and organize patient or department services or programs. Examples include, but are not limited to: Develop written patient education materials. Provide in-service training. Proctor new employees, as requested. Participate on committees such as CV QI, Policy and Procedure, Point of care, transfusion, etc. As requested. Participate in capital purchase planning and implementation. Collaborative relationship with anesthesia, surgeons, nursing staff and perfusion. Fair share call. Collection of data for databases, quality on audits as needed. Performs other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Graduate of ANA - approved NP or AMA - approved PA or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.

License, Certification, Registration

• Nurse Practitioner License (Oregon) AND Nurse Practitioner National Certificate AND Registered Nurse License (Oregon)

OR

• 
  Physician Assistant License (Oregon) AND Physician Assistant National Certificate

• Basic Life Support

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
  

Additional Requirements:

• Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
• Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
• Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
• Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common thoracic and cardiovascular anomalies.
• Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
• Ability to first assist and harvest vein/radial artery in the OR.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of clinical experience including endoscopic vein/radial artery harvest.
• Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
• Graduate of approved PA or NP program with licensure in Oregon.

Notes:

• Will also support operations at Westside Medical Center

Primary Location: Oregon,Clackamas,Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 07:15 AM
Working Hours End: 03:45 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Mt. Talbert Medical Offices - Cardiac/Cardiovsc Surg-Non-MD - 1008
Pay Range: $76.02 - $114.5 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
Requisition #: 1431644

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