Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant -Heart Transplant
Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Avondale
Posted on: May 10, 2022
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Job Description:
Why Mayo Clinic
Join the authority in medicine and partner with the nation's best
hospital (U.S. News & World Report 2020-2021), ranked #1 in more
specialties than any other care provider. At Mayo Clinic, we
believe there is a better path to healing that humanizes the
practice of health care and inspires hope in the people who need it
most. You will be part of an amazing diverse team committed to
solving the most serious and complex medical challenges - one
patient at a time.
Mayo Clinic offers a variety of employee benefits. For additional
information please visit . Eligibility may vary.
Position description
Mayo Clinic Arizona has an exciting opportunity for a Certified
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Heart
Transplant team. The role would practice primarily in the
outpatient clinic setting, with a patient population including post
heart transplant patients and patients awaiting heart
transplantation with advanced heart failure. This is a busy
practice with many opportunities for enhancing the outpatient
clinic experience as we pride ourselves on having outstanding long
term post transplant outcomes. Additional role responsibilities
include intermittent outpatient on-call from home, and
collaboration with the multidisciplinary transplant team.
The Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant has
advanced health assessment and decision-making skills, prepared
through a formal educational program that meets criteria
established by the profession. Physicians Assistants are certified
by examination of an approved certifying body.
This individual works in collaboration with physicians and other
health care professionals to provide health care across the
continuum of care for assigned patients. Provides primary health
care to individuals and families. The provision of care includes,
but is not limited to: obtaining patient history, comprehensive
assessment, ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic
tests, prescribing pharmacological agents and treatments, and
non-pharmacological therapies. Monitors the effectiveness of the
therapeutic interventions. Makes appropriate referrals. Performs
minor procedures as approved by the AZ Regulatory Board of Nurse
Practitioners or Physician Assistants.
This individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of
growth and development of the life span. The ability to assess data
reflective of the patient's status and appropriately interpret
information relative to the patient's age-specific needs is
required. The Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
demonstrates leadership through involvement on committees and team
projects, education, and research and actively seeks to improve the
practice through performance improvement initiatives. Active in
professional organizations and participates in community
activities.
Level II Requirements:
In addition to the above requirements, must meet two to four of the
following:
Qualifications
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner:
Physician Assistant:
Additional qualifications
License or certification
Exemption status
Exempt
Compensation Detail
Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with
internal equity when job offers are extended.
Benefits eligible
Yes
Schedule
Full Time
Hours / Pay period
80
Schedule details
Monday through Friday with outpatient call coverage as needed.
Weekend schedule
No weekends except for occasional outpatient call.
International Assignment
No
Site description
Over the next four years, Mayo Clinic is making significant
investments in both the physical and technological future of health
care, through doubling the size of the Mayo Clinic campus in
Phoenix, inclusive of practice, education, and research activities.
Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona are located in Phoenix and
Scottsdale, in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The region is known as
the Valley of the Sun, a metropolitan area with more than 4 million
residents in 25 cities and towns.
With Phoenix being the fifth largest city in the nation, this sunny
"desert metropolis" offers the amenities of a big city in the midst
of a strikingly beautiful, rugged, southwest landscape.
Scottsdale frequently earns praise as a highly desirable place to
live. The city's more than 200,000 residents enjoy a vibrant mix of
culinary hot spots, arts and entertainment, professional and
collegiate sports teams, and community resources. The region's
desert climate promotes an outdoor lifestyle with a full complement
of sports and recreation.
Recruiter
Latasha Perkins
EOE
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic
is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the
diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any
employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the
LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly
encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to
access job openings or to apply for a job are available.
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