APP – Trauma, block schedule - Montana (experienced required)

Benefis Health System; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

CME funds and license/dues

Retirement match

Malpractice tail

Wellness programs

Leadership meetings

Job summary

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, MT, is seeking an advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join the trauma program. Responsibilities include daily rounds on trauma patients, admissions/discharges, and follow-up visits, with involvement in trauma committee and staff education.

We offer a large, integrated trauma service with multiple surgical teams, an in-house air ambulance, modern ORs and ICU, relocation assistance, CME funds, and a strong retirement

Qualifications

• Active NP or PA credential with Montana license
• Trauma care experience required
• Familiarity with trauma protocols and ED workflows

Responsibilities

• Daily rounds on trauma patients
• Manage admissions/discharges and post-hospital follow-up
• Participate in trauma committee and staff education

Skills

Trauma care

Critical thinking

Education

Active NP/PA license

Trauma certification

Tools

ACLS

Emergency department experience

Job description

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System, a large trauma center in Great Falls, Montana,is seekingan advanced practice providerto join ourtrauma program. We will consider both nurse practitioner and physician assistant candidates_– experience isrequired_.

Position Information

• Two APP model working 7 on 7 off, no nights, nocall
• General dutiesincludedaily rounds on trauma patients, admissions/discharges, post hospital follow up visits, involvement in trauma committee and participation in staff education &training
• Trauma partnersincludeGeneral Surgeons, Ortho Trauma MD+APP, Neurosurgery, ENT, Facial Trauma, Plastics, Critical Care, CVT Surgery, Inpatient Advanced Gastroenterology and more.
• Large in-house air ambulance program - fixed wing jet and helicopteraveraging2-4 missions a day – flight team is based inED
• 10 main ORs +CystoSuite, 2 Davinci XI Robots, 2 Cath Labs + Hybrid OR and a separate 3 room ASC
• 21 bed mixed ICU staffed 24/7 with critical careintensivists
• 33 bed beautiful Emergency Department with recent $12m complete remodel, staffed 24/7 with 2 emergency medicine physicians +APP
• 9 bed RME Unit, 11 bed Critical Care Unit, 13 bed Clinical Decision Unit
• Well run, high functioning department with 30-35% admission rate
• Innovative technology throughout emergency department including:
• IV pumps programed bychars
• Bedside ultrasound in all trauma bays
• CT, x-ray and ultrasound live in EDfootprint
• 2 wayradio real time communication
• Tele-stroke, tele-neuro services
• Dedicated ED communication center for all transports/external transfers

Why we stand out

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of their unique needs and traditions.
• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX

How we support you

• Nationally competitiveshift-basedcompensation structureswithadditionalperformancecompensationbonuses
• Relocationassistance
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Providerwellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information:

Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of70,000, and a draw of over275,000 peoplein north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mildwintersand enjoy blue skies over300 daysper year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools,endless activities,two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school,a biomedical rural health research institute,and anewnot-for-profit medical school,TouroCOMMontana.Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping,backpacking,hiking,biking,horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023,Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level IItrauma designation.We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best PlacesToWork in Healthcare”for 7years.Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provideadvancedcare for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support includingneurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular,advanced gastroenterology,a regional cancer institute andastate-of-the-artemergencytraumadepartment with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Visit our website www.benefis.org for more information