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
AHA Certification Requirements Vary by Respective Area
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…