Nurse Practitioner EP Lab

Where You’ll Work

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement, Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center, Ventricular Assist Device, and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars, Practice Green Health 2021, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A", Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission, vision, and values.  

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nurse Pract EP Lab, you will help electrophysiology patients receive direct health care services so they can experience comprehensive and coordinated care throughout their admission, procedures, and discharge process.

Every day you will perform nursing assessments, initiate and modify treatment regimes, and coordinate services for optimal patient outcomes. You will be expected to document all patient information with 96-98% accuracy, order physician-approved prescriptions, and collaborate effectively with supervising physicians, nursing staff, and educators to facilitate seamless patient progression along their care pathway.

To be successful in this role you must possess a Master's degree in Nursing, be a Registered Nurse (CA) and Registered Nurse Practitioner (CA), hold current BLS-CPR and ACLS certifications, and ideally have experience as an acute care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner. A more specific description of the EP NP includes:

• Entering pre/post procedure orders
• Facilitating/triaging/consulting transfer patients being evaluated for potential procedure
• Collaborating with cardiac electrophysiologists on new consults and existing patient treatment plans
• Receiving report from the electrophysiologist on cases being followed to discharge
• Managing patients who have unexpected complications post procedure (e.g., hematomas, pressure problems, etc)
• Meeting with patients post procedure and providing education and counseling as needed
• Completing Incision/dressing management
• Performing device interrogations
• Performing EP consults
• Discharging patients from Cardiac Interventional Unit and Cardiac Support Unit (including medication reconciliation) and completing a brief progress note if any medications were changed or complications encountered
• Program coverage is 6 days a week (Monday through Saturday)

We are offering a $15,000 Sign-on Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

Required:

• Current California RN License
• Current California Nurse Practitioner RN License
• BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)
• ACLS from American Heart Assoication (AHA)
• Masters degree in nursing and certification as a nurse practitioner.
• Current DEA number or pending DEA# application. DEA # must be obtained within 3 month of hire

Preferred:

• Experience as an acute care Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner.