The Pre-Op Nurse Practitioner –(NP) is a NP who works under the direction of the Department's Administrative and Medical Directors to facilitate safe and efficient operational flow of the cardiovascular patient population at Keck Medical Center. The NP is responsible for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, education, leadership, and patient care management. The NP will function as a part of inter-professional teams by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other healthcare professionals, including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, office support staff, and clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners. Outpatient duties will include providing Cardiac Clearance for established Cardiology patients for surgery, pre-transplant evaluation as well as independent evaluation of general cardiology patients. This position may provide support to Cardiovascular Medicine physicians in their respective clinics by using a team...