APP, Vascular(60001041)
Date: Apr 24, 2025
Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46202
Organization: HHC
Division:Eskenazi Medical Group
Sub-Division: EMG -Employee
Req ID: 22805
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
EMG is affiliated with Eskenazi Health and employs physician and advanced practice providers who support the Eskenazi Health system. A multi-specialty provider group, it strives to be a leading primary care provider serving all patients regardless of ability to pay or condition of health while advancing medicine through teaching and research.
Eskenazi Health is one of American's largest safety net health systems with more than 1 million outpatient visits each year. Partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana. In addition to the 327-bed hospital located on its downtown Indianapolis campus, Eskenazi Health provides services at 10 federally qualified health care centers and multiple mental health sites and residential facilities located throughout Indianapolis. Eskenazi Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been highlighted as one of the nation's 150 best places to work by Becker's Hospital Review for four consecutive years.
Indianapolis offers affordable housing, excellent schools and a wealth of entertainment options, including a variety of amateur and professional sports teams, dynamic museums, live theater productions, symphony and opera concerts, a wide variety of shopping options and restaurants, and numerous outdoor festivals, as well as the famous Indy 500 race each May.
FLSA Status
NA
Job Role Summary
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Vascular/Thoracic Surgery works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients in the vascular/thoracic surgery outpatient clinic, perioperative, and inpatient services.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
• Consistent service line-focused coordination of care, throughout multiple phases
• Collaborate with healthcare team to implement treatment plan, including daily rounds with residents and staff
• Review, triage, and support clinic
• Lung Cancer Screening Program
• Obtain/update consent, history and physical, surgical site marking, pre-operative labs and medications for surgical patients both inpatient and morning admission
• Screen surgery patients, focusing on determination of treatment, qualification for a clinical protocol, and optimal disposition
• Assist in the operating room
• Consistent resource for rotating surgical residents
• Remove chest tubes and drains as indicated
• Available contact person and resource, including but not limited to respond to calls, perform consultations, maintain surgeons’ schedules, and sales representatives
• Complete FMLA/disability documentation and peer-to-peer review
• Develop, implement, and update education materials
• Attend, contribute, and present in Tumor Board and Multidisciplinary Case Conferences
• Community engagement via professional organizations and committee involvement
Job Requirements
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Master of Science degree
Current Indiana license, Indiana Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration
Minimum Qualifications, Training, and Experience
Noncore Specialty privileges:
Chest tube removal
Drain removal (optional)
Specialty certification if available and warranted
Eskenazi Health has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2018 list of "150 Great Places to Work In Health Care." This is the 3rd year in a row now that EH has received this honor.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/150-top-places-to-work-in-healthcare-2019.html
Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis