Job Location : Imlaystown,NJ, USA
Position Summary: To oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of all aspects of care for patients with a ventricular assist device in collaboration with the Heart Failure Medical Director; to coordinate and manage the patient care of this high-risk patient population throughout the continuum; to optimize the patient's clinical, functional, and psychosocial status; to coordinate VAD evaluation and provide the communication link for coordination of care among the multidisciplinary health care team involved with this patient type; to work with the Heart Failure Medical Director in orchestrating a performance improvement program that focuses on continually improving the outcomes of these patients; to provide leadership and mentorship to the Cardiologists and Nursing Department through application of advanced clinical and experiential skills; and to facilitate participation in heart failure and mechanical circulatory support clinical research trials. Patient care includes care to patients adult (18 through 64 years) and geriatric (65 years and above).
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Bi-Weekly Hours: 80
Work Schedule: M -F
QualificationsSkills Behaviors:Motivations:EducationExperienceLicenses & CertificationsRequiredAdvanced Practice Nurse
Control Danger Subst.
DEA License (Federal)
Registered Prof. Nurse