Job Posting Description

APP Cardiology: Heart Failure | Transplant Services - Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix

Banner University Medical Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide care for hospital-based patients with advanced heart failure/transplant candidates. This is an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic NP/PA with experience and/or new grad with appropriate training to be part of a growing Advanced Heart Failure Program. The qualified candidate will work closely with our team of specialized physicians, nursing staff, case managers and multidisciplinary support staff. Ideal candidate should be comfortable in a dynamic environment and facilitating change.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Inpatient with weekend rotations (typically 1:5), 4 – 10 hour shifts, No Call; rotating holidays.

Patient Volumes: average of 15 inpatients

Essential Functions and Required Qualifications:

· Current Board Certification

· NP/PA experience in Critical Care, Cardiology or Heart Transplant/Mechanical Circulatory Support device experience preferred; new grads welcome with RN critical care or specialty experience.

· Experience with Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Transplant Services optimal

· Excellent communication skills

· Ability to work closely with physicians and other clinicians in a team approach to patient care

· Detail-oriented; dedicated to providing excellent care in challenging situations

· Current Arizona Medical License

· Current BLS, and ACLS.

· Current prescribing privileges including a DEA license for controlled substance.

Banner Health and University of Arizona Health Network have come together to form Banner – University Medicine, a health system anchored in Phoenix and Tucson that makes the highest level of care accessible to Arizona residents. At the heart of this merger is academic medicine – research, teaching and patient care – across three academic medical centers: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals who serve the community.

Banner Health offers an industry leading benefits package that provides security for you and your family, including:

· - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and pharmacy plans

· - Paid time off plans

· - Eligible for benefits coverage within 30 days

· - Financial savings resources

· - Career advancement and optimal work/life balance

· - Employee Discounts

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

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