Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Heart Transplant - CPUP & HUP

Penn Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Heart Transplant unit at CPUP and HUP. This position is grounded in specialized population management and is primarily outpatient with inpatient rotations

The Penn Transplant Institute has been a pioneer in organ transplantation for sixty years. Penn leads the region for heart transplant volumes, has performed more than 1,700 heart transplants and is ranked among the top 20 multi-organ transplant centers in the country. Penn Heart Transplant and its multidisciplinary team offer exceptional, innovative and personalized longitudinal care for patients with end-stage heart failure and those in need of heart transplantation.

Position Description:

The heart transplant advanced practice provider (APP) provides and maximizes the quality of care to patients referred to Penn with end-stage organ failure. The heart transplant APP provides direction in the management of patient care throughout the post-transplant phase, including post-operative management and comprehensive longitudinal follow-up care. Multidisciplinary care delivery occurs in ambulatory and inpatient settings using a combined approach of in-person and telemedicine monitoring. The heart transplant multidisciplinary team includes heart failure/heart transplant physicians, cardiac surgeons, heart transplant APP and RN’s and transplant social work, pharmacists, nutrition, financial, physical therapy and patient service coordinators. The multidisciplinary team includes integrated care coordination with a variety of specialized consultants including transplant infectious disease, transplant psychiatry, endocrinology, hepatology, nephrology, pulmonology, histocompatibility, cardiac pathology, cardiac rehabilitation, etc.

The heart transplant APP serves as an integral member of the transplant team in meeting the needs of the transplant patient and ensuring continuity of care throughout the transplant process. The heart transplant APP performs a systematic assessment, evaluation and develops a plan of care for patients and their significant others; develops a written, continuous record for each patient; implements identified medical and nursing interventions; and evaluates outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for an APP to provide longitudinal care to a complex population and be a well-respected member of the team.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an Advanced Practice Provider Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a current Acute Care Certification (ACNP) or graduated from an accredited Physician Assistant program.  
• Prior to employment, the APP must be reviewed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Medical Board at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• BLS/ACLS

Additional Information:

• This is a full-time exempt position Monday through Friday (minimum of 40 hours per week) and requires rotational inpatient weekend coverage, along with shared on-call duties for after-hours, weekends and holidays. Hours may be adjusted to meet the operational needs of the department.