VAD Coordinator RN- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- Full Time
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cardiology · Cardiac Surgery · ICU · Critical Care
Posted Jul 17 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 10-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- Cardiology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 10-hour days · 4 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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- Experience
- 3+ years
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About this role
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the VAD Program as a VAD Coordinator. The VAD Coordinator is responsible for care coordination of patients who are recipients of mechanical circulatory support devices. Care coordination includes care of the patient across the continuum: pre-implant evaluation, assessment and education; perioperative assessment; inpatient management; outpatient long-term follow-up.
The coordinator will be considered the device expert and provide advanced troubleshooting for staff, patients, and families. The coordinator will also be responsible for education of staff, patients, and their caregivers. The VAD Coordinator is the lead in a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care and is required to maintain program quality and performance, including incorporating evidence-based literature into practice, updating and maintaining policy and guidelines, and maintaining program to meet standards as set forth by the Joint Commission.
This position is Monday thru Friday, 4
- 10 hour shifts, no weekends or holidays. There is an on-call rotation that does include weekends and holidays and may require travel into the hospital to support unplanned patient care activities.
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“Active Pennsylvania RN License at time of hire required. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and 3+ years of relevant nursing experience required. 5+ years Cardiac Surgery/Cardiology Intermediate Care or ICU experience preferr…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Registered Nurse
- Active Pennsylvania RN License at time of hire required
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and 3+ years of relevant nursing experience required
- 5+ years Cardiac Surgery/Cardiology Intermediate Care or ICU experience preferred
- 3+ years experience working with mechanical circulatory support devices preferred
- Experience working in a VAD program or as a VAD Coordinator preferred
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Prepaid tuition assistance program
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
Place
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Median rent
- $1,397/mo
- Local household income
- $61,953/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Philadelphia area index 102.6, where 100 is the national average.
Philadelphia pairs world-class medical institutions with deep American history and a genuine, every-neighborhood-has-personality grit. You can eat your way through the Italian Market, catch a game in South Philly, or stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail. The City of Brotherly Love blends big-city clinical opportunity with a surprisingly livable, down-to-earth feel for traveling nurses.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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Penn Medicine is a major academic healthcare system with a tripartite mission of patient care, innovative research, and educating future medical leaders. In the Lancaster, Pennsylvania region, Penn Medicine operates Penn Medicine Home Health Lancaster, described as the largest home…
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