Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Specialty Critical Care - ECMO, Transplant, Cardiothoracic

Company: Integris Health
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our team. As a key member of the ECMO team, you will play a critical role in managing a variety of critically ill patients, and delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. This position provides the opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to deliver exceptional patient care.

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

In this high acuity area, the provider will:

Provide comprehensive care in a CVICU and/or Transplant ICU setting, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of critically ill patients.
Manage patient care through daily rounds, formulating care plans, placing orders, adjusting treatment plans, and performing various procedures.
Work closely with heart failure, CT surgery, vascular surgery, and transplant specialists in managing complex patient populations.
Manage a diverse range of conditions, including heart failure, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, MCS devices (VAD, Impella, IABP, VV and/or VA ECMO), and transplant patients (heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas).

The specialty critical care team is highly respected and provides high acuity care for the transplant, LVAD, ECMO and advanced heart failure populations. The APPs provide 24/7 support at the bedside for this population.

Take a look at our Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute: https://integrishealth.org/locations/transplant/nazih-zuhdi-transplant-institute
First in the state to offer ECMO therapy: https://integrishealth.org/locations/transplant/nazih-zuhdi-transplant-institute/ecmo
Our ECMO team: https://integrishealth.org/locations/transplant/nazih-zuhdi-transplant-institute/ecmo/ecmo-doctors

The Nurse Practitioner provides medical consultation, routine patient care, and follow-up as directed. This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires. INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The Nurse Practitioner responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Initiates and completes a detailed patient assessment
Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations and other routine diagnostic procedures
Diagnoses the actual or potential health problem or need, based upon an analysis of the data collected, and plans therapeutic intervention
Orders and initiates appropriate medication, treatment, and consultation based upon an analysis of the data collected
Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing (not involving tendons, arteries or nerves) wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma or other disease processes
Educates the patient regarding prescribed treatment and medication(s)
The Nurse Practitioner reports to the supervising physician and Operations Manager Practice Management
This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information. Potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, chemicals. Must follow standard precautions.
All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program (Acute Care)
Current Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner license
Current BLS Certification
Must be able to communicate effectively in English

Questions? loree.mcmahan@integrishealth.org

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