Overview: The Cardiothoracic APP is a registered professional nurse who functions within prescribed guidelines, as an independent care provider in collaboration with the Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiac Critical care intensivists in the management of pre-post operative Cardiothoracic patients, Heart Transplant patients, lung transplant patients, Advanced heart therapies patients and structural heart patients. Teamwork: Supports teamwork by cooperative problem solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc, Quality/ Performance Improvement: Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure and improve organizational and department functions.