Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Memphis-based health system seeks a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced clinical care to cardiac patients in collaboration with physician sponsors and interdisciplinary teams. This Advanced Practice Nurse role combines direct patient care, clinical leadership, staff education, and evidence-based practice improvement to enhance patient outcomes across the cardiology service line.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced direct and indirect patient care to individual patients, families, and patient populations in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members
• Assess, design, implement, and evaluate population-based programs of patient care to enhance high-quality, cost-effective outcomes
• Establish and lead staff education programs addressing the specific needs of cardiac patient populations
• Demonstrate collaborative leadership with researchers and health professionals to generate knowledge and implement practice changes based on research findings and quality improvement results
• Provide clinical leadership in meeting system, organizational, division, and departmental goals
• Demonstrate accountability for professional responsibilities and ongoing self-development

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Advanced Practice Nursing
• Master's Degree in Nursing
• General nursing clinical practice at the RN level: 3-5 years
• Advanced Practice Nurse license from Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification from American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Basic Life Support certification from American Heart Association
• Registered Nurse license from Tennessee Board of Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• Emergency Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners)
• Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Pediatric Nursing Certification Board)
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (National Certification Corporation)
• School Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (National Certification Corporation)
• Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• Adult Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
• Registered Nurse license from Arkansas State Board of Nursing or Mississippi State Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Nurse license from Mississippi Board of Nursing

Physical Demands

• Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact
• Exposure to patient body fluids and hazardous or poisonous materials
• Exposure to excessive heat or cold as required
• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations
• May require handling or administering narcotics
• Ability to read, write, and communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. without assistance and push and pull up to 250 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, squat, kneel, reach, twist, crawl, and bend
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions, gripping, and squeezing
• Ability to use hands and feet together for repetitive coordinated motions
• Good hand-eye coordination