Lead Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery - Sharp Memorial Hospital - FT -10 hour Days

Hours

Shift Start Time: 6:30 AM

Shift End Time: 5:00 PM

AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $83.970 - $108.360 - $121.360

What You Will Do

Provides/enhances patient care based on advanced nursing practice principles in area of specialty.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field or equivalent experience
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - required
• California Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certificate - CA Board of Registered Nursing - required
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing - required

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience
• DEA Controlled Substance Registration - U.S. Department of Justice - preferred

Essential Functions

• Operational Outcomes
  • Achieve operational outcomes and collaborate with other disciplines/departments to resolve daily issues.
  • Facilitate staff in prioritizing and problem‑solving operational issues.
  • Collaborate with physicians to address operational issues.
  • Demonstrate resolution with targeted outcomes as negotiated.
  • Resolve identified issues to improve operational flow.
• Collaboration
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and problem‑solving skills in area of specialty when consulted by interdisciplinary team.
  • Collaborate with health‑care team in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating comprehensive care.
  • Improve outcomes through interventions with others.
• Patient Education
  • Assess learning needs of patients/families, plan, provide, and coordinate education.
  • Participate in evaluating education outcomes.
• Human Resource Management
  • Complete all performance reviews within due dates.
  • Maintain current employee files.
  • Orient or mentor staff into new roles, ensuring competence.
  • Develop staff leadership skills and facilitate learning.
  • Assist staff with performance issues.
  • Develop expertise in human resource management.
• Productivity Oversight
  • Maintain productivity score between 98–100%.
  • Monitor staff scheduling, overtime, skill mix and cost‑effective utilization.
  • Implement cost‑reducing or revenue‑enhancing ideas.
  • Ensure budgeted salary and supply expenses per unit of service.
  • Develop expertise in resource management.
• Patient Care
  • Perform ongoing assessment per advanced nursing practice.
  • Maintain complete patient documentation.
  • Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic testing.
  • Identify differential diagnoses.
  • Develop plan of care with interdisciplinary input.
  • Apply advanced nursing principles and provide medications as indicated.
  • Evaluate progress and adjust plan of care.
  • Document care/services per guidelines and comply with SHC policies.
  • Develop expertise in specialty certification or initiatives.
• Professional Development
  • Seek self‑development needs and resources.
  • Member of related professional organization.
  • Participate in community health events.
• Research and Development
  • Remain current on evidence‑based practice and present information.
  • Lead or conduct clinically based research.
  • Lead performance improvement activities.
  • Evaluate efficacy, utilization, and safety of products and technology.
• Safety
  • Facilitate Workman’s Compensation reporting.
  • Handle unanticipated situations maintaining safety.
  • Explain importance of policies and procedures.
  • Resolve safety issues as negotiated.
  • Trend safety learning needs and ensure achievement.
  • Develop expertise in safe patient care delivery.
• Training and Education
  • Educate staff on new or advanced skills.
  • Precept students or new staff.
  • Provide community education.
  • Maintain department competency program.
  • Evaluate impact of educational activities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sharp HealthCare is an equal‑opportunity/affirmative‑action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.