[NP-Jobs] Texas, NP Position

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Texas - Nurse Practitioner Position         (posted) 08-26-11
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Nurse Practitioner – Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Join us at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. One of the
world’s leading teaching hospitals, we’ve been named the #1 hospital in
the Dallas/Fort Worth area by U.S. News & World Report and are ranked
nationally in 6 specialties. At UT Southwestern, you’ll find a supportive,
culturally diverse environment, as well as competitive salaries and state
of Texas benefits that begin on your first day of employment.

Position Description:
We have an excellent opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner VAD Coordinator
who is knowledgeable in cardiovascular nursing, end-stage heart failure
and mechanical circulatory support devices. You will collaborate with our
VAD Program’s medical and surgical directors to provide clinical
management for patients receiving our circulatory support services. You
will be responsible for coordinating the clinical evaluation of potential
VAD candidates, analyzing data to formulate a diagnosis, selecting
appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, providing
discharge planning along with ongoing patient education regarding
procedures, medications, treatment plan and follow-up care.

Job Requirements :
Requires a master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
and a minimum 1-2 years as a Nurse Practitioner with LVAD,
Transplant–Heart & Lung experience. Must have a current Texas (or BNE
compact state) license with BNE recognition as an Advanced Practice Nurse
and prescriptive authority by the BNE and BME. Must be a Registered Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner with BCLS and ACLS certification.

As a top academic medical center, we embrace innovation, share ideas and
advance the world of medicine with new approaches. Here, you can work on
cases that most people only have the opportunity to read about in
textbooks. We are the future of medicine, today.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.

Response Information:
Apply at our website: utsouthwestern.edu/careers or email
Lisa2.Johnson at UTSouthwestern.edu today.
Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/hd2p7y8
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