Critical Care APN/PA - MICU (Day/Night Shifts)

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

St. Elizabeth Healthcare's Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) delivers inpatient care to critically ill adults in the MICU.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages complex acute conditions, across a shift-based model with days and nights. The schedule includes approximately 181 twelve-hour shifts annually, with a rotating three-month day block followed by three-month night block, and potential extra

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current Kentucky licensure (or eligibility for licensure).
• DEA registration and applicable certifications as required.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary critical care team.

Responsabilités

• Provide comprehensive critical care management for patients admitted to the MICU.
• Perform detailed histories, physical examinations, consultations, and ongoing reassessments of critically ill patients.
• Develop, implement, and modify treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Order, interpret, and analyze laboratory, diagnostic, and imaging studies.
• Perform and assist with procedures within scope of practice, training, and credentialing.
• Manage acute and chronic critical illnesses, including respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, multi-organ dysfunction, and other complex medical conditions.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds and facilitate communication among team members, patients, and families.
• Educate patients and family members regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, prognosis, and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety activities, continuing education, and departmental meetings.
• Comply with all organizational policies, clinical practice guidelines, regulatory requirements, and patient confidentiality standards.

Connaissances

Independent work

Team collaboration

Formation

Nurse Practitioner program

Physician Assistant program

Description du poste

St. Elizabeth Healthcare's Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) delivers inpatient care to critically ill adults in the MICU.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages complex acute conditions, across a shift-based model with days and nights. The schedule includes approximately 181 twelve-hour shifts annually, with a rotating three-month day block followed by three-month night block, and potential extra