The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Vascular/Thoracic Surgery works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients in the vascular/thoracic surgery outpatient clinic, perioperative, and inpatient services.

•    Consistent service line-focused coordination of care, throughout multiple phases
•    Collaborate with healthcare team to implement treatment plan, including daily rounds with residents and staff
•    Review, triage, and support clinic
•    Lung Cancer Screening Program
•    Obtain/update consent, history and physical, surgical site marking, pre-operative labs and medications for surgical patients both inpatient and morning admission
•    Screen surgery patients, focusing on determination of treatment, qualification for a clinical protocol, and optimal disposition
•    Assist in the operating room
•    Consistent resource for rotating surgical residents
•    Remove chest tubes and drains as indicated
•    Available contact person and resource, including but not limited to respond to calls, perform consultations, maintain surgeons’ schedules, and sales representatives
•    Complete FMLA/disability documentation and peer-to-peer review
•    Develop, implement, and update education materials
•    Attend, contribute, and present in Tumor Board and Multidisciplinary Case Conferences
•    Community engagement via professional organizations and committee involvement

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Master of Science degree

Current Indiana license, Indiana Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration

Noncore Specialty privileges:
Chest tube removal
Drain removal (optional)
Specialty certification if available and warranted