MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models. 

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Title: RN, Nurse Practitioner II - Cardiac Surgery Clinic

Location: Long Beach

Department: Cardiac Surgery Clinic

Status: Full-time

Shift: Day

Pay Range*: $160,430.40 - $225,992.00/annually

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NPII) practices as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team using standardized procedures to independently examine, diagnose and treat patients in collaboration with supervising physician(s).

The incumbent supports management in achieving a high quality program for specific patient populations, for both clinical outcomes and customer service in an efficient manner. The NP II is knowledgeable of the latest clinical trends, best practices, regulatory requirements and reimbursement patterns for patients in the specialty program.

We are relaunching a dedicated cardiac surgery clinic at Long Beach Medical Center, and this NP will run it day to day with our surgeons. You will prepare patients for surgery, see them after they go home, and close the gap between hospital and home where readmissions happen. Many of our patients arrive through the emergency department or by transfer, so you will often be their main point of contact through recovery

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Before surgery: see new consults and pre-op patients with the surgeon, including same-day visits that combine imaging and consultation. Order and review labs, imaging, PFTs, dental clearance and consults, and confirm the workup is complete 72 hours before surgery.
• Patient education: prepare patients and families for surgery and the hospital stay, including prehabilitation, mobility goals and nutrition.
• After surgery: run the week-1 post-op visit: wound and sternal checks, suture removal, chest X-ray review, medication reconciliation, and rhythm and fluid assessment. Recognize early complications and escalate to the surgeon.
• Follow-up: make sure each patient has cardiology follow-up and a cardiac rehab referral, and complete 30-day follow-up for STS reporting.
• Triage: answer patient calls and messages about recovery, symptoms and medications with the clinic RN.
• Clinic operations: help build workflows, Epic templates and education materials, track readmissions, and support the thoracic surgery clinic as needed.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• One or more years in cardiac surgery, cardiology, cardiovascular ICU or step-down, or a surgical clinic
• Experience with post-op wound care and early recognition of surgical complications
• Experience building clinic workflows or patient education programs
• Bilingual in Spanish or another language spoken in our community

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Master's or doctoral degree from an accredited NP program
• Current California RN and NP licenses, and NP furnishing number
• National NP board certification (FNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP or ANP)
• DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain it
• Current BLS and ACLS