Primary Care Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.

Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Graduate of an accredited Advance Practice nursing program with either a Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) degree or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree

Experience / Qualifications

• Certification requirements by the American Heart Association for BLS & ACLS vary. Please refer to job description on the shared drive for recruitment.
• NIHSS certifications vary. Please refer to job description on the shared drive for recruitment.
• Holds a current license as an ARNP in the state of Florida
• A minimum of 2 years of Cardiovascular Critical-Care hospital experience
• Clinical expert in Cardiovascular nursing practice and in the delivery of evidence-based nursing interventions
• Specialized skills to integrate care across the continuum and through three spheres of influence: patient, nurse, system
• Able to create environments through mentoring and system changes that empower nurses to develop caring, evidence-based practice to alleviate patient distress, facilitate ethical decision-making and respond to diversity (The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation)
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills
• Demonstrates strong problem solving, teamwork and consensus-building
• Provides a positive influence to improve outcomes and satisfaction of the patients, families, nurses, and the healthcare team
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a team leader in a dynamic health care environment
• Demonstrate expertise in caring for patients across the adult age continuum

Position Summary

• This position will be working closely with the cardiovascular critical care patients, physicians and nurses to assist in the development of the Open-Heart Surgical program;
• Manages comprehensive and individualized care through the inpatient phase in collaboration with the Cardiothoracic Surgeons by utilizing the best available evidence to guide practice interventions
• Enhance and implement the delivery of optimal patient care and evaluate the post-surgical cardiac patients to improve patient outcomes
• Develop criteria for and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice in addition to enhancing all quality measures in the post-operative patient in accordance with the STS guidelines
• Provide consultation to the nursing and healthcare team; patients and families 
• Utilizes teaching, learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing in both the CVICU and PCU, healthcare team, patients and families
• Collaborate with the Clinical Manager and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service line to serve as leaders, change-agents and advocates at all levels to create innovative solutions for the cardiovascular patients as well as assisting the STS data abstractor with quality measures
• Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Rounds
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to assure the delivery of efficient and coordinated care
• Responsible for reconciling patient discharge medications
• Mandatory post-operative phone calls on all patients that are discharged to monitor care on a consistent continuum
• Participates in research activities appropriate to education, experience and environment

Position is a salaried position with flexibility of time depending on the needs of the patients and nursing team; occasional call required

Team Member Competencies

• Establishing Relationships
• Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances in order to collaborate effectively within department and organization. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.
• Peer Support
• Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively within the team. 
• Inspiring and Motivating Others
• Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow. 
• Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence
• Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.
• Acting with Integrity
• Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.
• Being a Champion for Change and Innovation
• Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Things creatively, generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.
• Communicating Effectively
• Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.
• Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
• Treats all people with dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenges bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.

Physical Requirements

This job can be physically demanding at times requiring stooping, sitting, standing, and walking for long periods of time. The team member will need to frequently assist lifting patients and heavy equipment. Must be able to work in a stressful environment, work independently, making sound decisions, detail oriented, alert and self-motivated. Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs, carry and lift up to 50lbs.                 

Threshold Requirements

• These threshold requirements are required and completed yearly basis
  • Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
  • TB/PPD Surveillance Program
  • Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

This is not necessarily an extensive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associates with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments). I have reviewed these job requirements and verify that I can perform all essential functions of this position