Job Description
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Shift: Shift 1
Status: Part Time w/Benefits FTE: 0.626667
Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: Yes
Work Schedule: Days
Hours: 8 am to 4 pm 3 days per week M-F
Summary:
Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary health team and is responsible for managing the Valve Care area and ensuring its implementation. Actively participates in patient and family teaching. As implementation manager, the Valve Care Coordinator conducts the retrospective echocardiogram review to identify specific opportunities for improvement overseeing that every patient is offered the appropriate services provided by Catholic Health and that all healthcare providers understand what is happening.
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited RN program, MSN in Nurse Practitioner required, specialty area of Adult Acute Care preferred
- Current NP license in the State of New York required
- BCLS validation
- ACLS validation
OR
- Graduate of an approved NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants), CAHEA (Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA)
- BCLS validation
- ACLS validation
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience in acute cardiac care preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated strength in managing complex situations, teaching, systems thinking, and situational analysis.
- Judgment and ability to analyze, organize, delegate, and make decisions; ability to coordinate response to patient care needs and other priorities.
- Ability to collect, manage, and/or interpret data and interpret research findings in area of specialization.
- Expertise in program development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Clinical expertise with specialty patient population.
- Familiar with department's specialized computer systems.
- Ability to work well under periodic stressful conditions brought about by heavy workload, deadlines, and emergency situations.
WORKING CONDITION
- Indoor clinical environment
- May be exposed to biological and environmental hazards
- Full-time days with variable start/end times
