Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Solid Organ Transplant
Position Details
Position Summary
Posting Note: The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for the Heart Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure program promotes patient health through delivery of professional expanded nursing care appropriate to patient's age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with nursing/patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and standards. The team provides primary and consultative care for patients with advanced heart failure including those requiring heart transplantation as well as patients requiring mechanical circulatory support. Opportunities exist for participation in research.
Position Duties
- As primary advanced nursing care provider, delegates activities, as appropriate; provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members' performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
- Complies with all regulatory requirements (CMS and Joint Commission, UNOS, and Donor Network of AZ) in the care of the transplant patient during all phases of care - including pre-transplant, transplant, and post-transplant.
- Conducts comprehensive or episodic health assessments of specific diagnoses in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Assessments include medical status, psychosocial status, cognitive status, personal assets, and limitations to learning.
- Continually evaluates patient's response to care, teaching and discharge plan. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with health care team and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
- Establishes systems and processes to promote and improve operational efficiencies for the transplant program.
- Responsible for the coordination of the transplant candidate evaluation including placing orders, collecting and communicating findings to to transplant physician partner(s), educating patient and family, communicating with transplant financial services, as well as compiling and presenting findings at patient selection conference.
- Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publications and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing understanding of most current methodologies, practices and philosophies as applied to patient care population. Participates in staff and multi-disciplinary care team education.
- Participates as an active member of the Solid Organ Transplant Multi-disciplinary team. Participates in patient selection meetings, patient rounding, family conferences regarding transplant patients and quality and process improvement projects. Participates in transplant donor, recipient and patient/family call.
- Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Has primary role in planning and coordination of discharge, including patient/family education.
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families
VisionPhoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
We realize this vision by:
- Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
- Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
- Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
- Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
- We place children and families at the center of all we do
- We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
- We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
- We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
- We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable