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Nurse Practitioner - LVAD Coordinator, Heart & Lung Transplant Program
East Jefferson General Hospital LCMC Health | Metairie, LA
Help Advance Life-Saving Heart Failure and Transplant Care
LCMC Health is seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Nurse Practitioner (NP) - LVAD Coordinator to join our growing Heart & Lung Transplant Program. In this advanced practice role, you will serve as a clinical leader and expert resource for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support, working alongside cardiologists, transplant specialists, surgeons, and an interdisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional outcomes.
This is a unique opportunity to directly impact the lives of patients with advanced heart failure through education, care coordination, clinical management, and program development within a leading cardiovascular service line.
What You'll Do
As the LVAD Coordinator, you will provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient management for patients receiving ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy while serving as a key clinical and operational leader for the program.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate and manage care for LVAD candidates and recipients across the continuum of care.
Assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and monitor patients in both clinic and hospital settings.
Serve as the primary educator for patients and caregivers, ensuring successful adaptation to life with a ventricular assist device.
Collaborate closely with heart failure and transplant cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, engineers, rehabilitation specialists, and community providers.
Lead patient care planning, discharge coordination, and long-term follow-up.
Participate in VAD emergency call coverage and provide expert clinical guidance during urgent situations.
Support program growth through protocol development, quality initiatives, certification activities, and outcomes analysis.
Mentor and provide leadership to VAD coordinators and support team members.
Develop and maintain relationships with referring physicians, EMS agencies, rehabilitation facilities, industry partners, and regional healthcare organizations.
Participate in community outreach, professional organizations, and ongoing cardiovascular education initiatives.
What We're Looking For
Minimum Qualifications
Master's or Doctoral Degree as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant.
Current Louisiana Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
Preferred Qualifications
3-5 years of cardiac nursing or advanced practice experience.
Experience in Heart Failure, LVAD, mechanical circulatory support, transplant, or cardiovascular critical care.
Board certification in a related specialty.
Specialty certifications such as:
CHFN
VAD-C
Cardiac/Vascular Nursing (ANCC)
CSC
HF-Cert
CCKE
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a clinician who combines advanced cardiovascular knowledge with exceptional communication and leadership skills. The ideal candidate will have:
A passion for caring for complex heart failure and transplant patients.
Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making abilities.
Experience managing complex medication regimens and coordinating multidisciplinary care.
Excellent patient education and caregiver support skills.
A commitment to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and program excellence.
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities.
Strong analytical, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
Be part of a team that's transforming lives through advanced heart failure, VAD, and transplant care. Apply today.
Worksite address
metairie, LA, 70011, US
Who can apply
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