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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOhio, USA$114.2k - $146.4k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program is required; alternatively, the job qualifications specify a Master’s degree in a related field or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree.
  • Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification is required.
  • Candidates must be eligible for or currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Ohio.
  • Licensure and certification must comply with the organization’s Delineation of Privileges.
  • Multistate licensure in addition to Ohio licensure may be required depending on the subspecialty.
  • No directly related experience is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced-practice care to critically ill cardiac patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
  • Manage complex postoperative cardiothoracic surgical patients.
  • Care for patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices, including Berlin Heart, HeartMate II, and SynCardia total artificial heart devices.
  • Manage patients with pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and complex arrhythmias.
  • Care for preoperative and postoperative cardiac transplant patients.
  • Provide care following complex cardiac catheterization and hybrid procedures.
  • Support patients with cardiac disease who require intensive care for non-cardiac illnesses or surgeries.
  • Collaborate with cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, nursing, and allied health teams.
  • Participate in quality improvement, education, evidence-based practice, and research initiatives.
  • Perform patient histories and physical examinations; assess and diagnose acute and chronic conditions; formulate, document, and monitor treatment plans.
  • Order and monitor therapeutic interventions, including diets, laboratory tests, radiological studies, and diagnostic tests, and provide clinical consultation and interdisciplinary referrals.
  • Prescribe medications in accordance with federal and state laws and organizational policy, and maintain competency in subspecialty practice in accordance with Joint Commission focused and ongoing professional practice evaluation standards.
  • Develop measurable outcomes and individualized comprehensive plans of care; prioritize, evaluate, and modify plans in collaboration with patients, families, and caregivers when possible.
  • Consider risks, benefits, costs, clinical effectiveness, current evidence, guidelines, and clinical expertise when planning interventions and outcomes; update documentation and adapt practice when outcomes are not achieved.
  • Maintain professional conduct and participate in quality improvement, research, lifelong learning, and professional development.
  • Serve as a preceptor, role model, or mentor and contribute to colleagues’ professional development.
  • Integrate ethical considerations and research findings into practice; participate in committees or professional organizations, or write, publish, or present; advocate for patients and families and contribute to healthcare practice and policy.
  • Promote self-management and family-centered care; use complex strategies, interventions, and teaching to promote health and safety.
  • Provide leadership in care management, document and communicate with healthcare team members, and delegate monitoring, assessment, and interventions within the patient’s needs and caregiver’s scope of practice.
  • Provide consultation, make appropriate referrals, discuss recommendations with patients and families, order or perform appropriate treatments and procedures, and communicate diagnostic and laboratory results and proposed therapies’ benefits, limitations, and adverse effects.
  • Systematically evaluate assessment data, diagnoses, interventions, outcomes, and plans of care; involve patients, families, and healthcare providers; document evaluations and recommend process, structural, policy, procedure, or protocol changes as appropriate.
  • Keep the subspecialty role’s scope within that of the collaborating or supervising physician.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior Cardiac Intensive Care Unit or cardiac experience is preferred.

About the Company

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit academic medical center that provides pediatric care across the spectrum—from routine well-child visits to treatment of rare and complex illnesses—and serves as the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Care is delivered by pediatric specialists in hospital and clinic settings, while researchers and educators translate findings into better treatments and train residents and fellows. It differentiates itself by combining patient care with university-backed pediatric research and education at scale, along with a commitment to equality and an inclusive environment for staff, patients, and families. Its goal is to improve child health by delivering high-quality care, advancing medical knowledge through research, and training the next generation of pediatric professionals.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$18.4M
Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Founded
1883

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