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.