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APRN - HEART FAILURE - CARDIOLOGY

Full Time Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Education
 
 
APRN with experience in chronic care and heart failure or equivalent.
 
 
Experience
 
 
Must have 3 plus years as a APRN or 5 plus years as a RN in chronic cardiovascular setting.
 
 
Physical
 
 
This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.
 
 
Normal hospital environment. Hearing of normal and soft tones. Pleasant voice, self-starter, well organized, able to work with minimal supervision. Comfortable working in a confined office environment. Lifting up to 20lbs, Carrying up to 20 lbs, Pushing/Pulling 250 lbs. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending and computer work. Capable of handling several tasks at one time. Close eye work. Uses computer, copier, typewriter, and fax machine.
 
 
JOB SUMMARY
 
 
The HF Coordinator - APRN will work as part of the heart care team to help coordinate care in a timely fashion to improve patient outcomes. Coordinator will monitor and track suspicious imaging findings on routine and screening studies as well as follow all positive pathology results and work with physician team to ensure appropriate and timely follow up studies and treatment are received. HF Coordinator will be responsible for communicating with patients and following care throughout their treatment as well as providing a survivorship care plan upon graduation. The HF Coordinator will work closely with heart care team to ensure psychosocial needs are addressed and will assist with referrals to support services if needed.

Schedule

Day Shift
St. Bernards Healthcare
About St. Bernards Healthcare




St. Bernards Healthcare has four hospitals in its network – the flagship facility anchoring the Matthews Medical Mile in Jonesboro, St. Bernards Medical Center; St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne, St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, and a management relationship with Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge.

Today, St. Bernards Medical Center is a major referral hospital offering advanced technology and medical services across four centers of excellence: Heart Care, Cancer Treatment, Women's and Children's Services and Senior Services. St. Bernards invests significant resources to bring advanced services, treatments and surgery techniques to our local patients.

Awards

  • Arkansas Best Places to Work Recipient: 2012-2019
  • Modern Healthcares Best Places to Work 2019 Recipient
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