Physician Assistant - Hospitalist - Edina, MN

Fairview Health Services; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 128,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

PTO

Job summary

Fairview Southdale Hospital seeks a Physician Assistant to join its Hospitalist Program. The role includes acting as a House provider and Hospitalist with autonomous inpatient care and 24/7 coverage alongside rapid response teams.

The APP supports admitting, observation, and rounding within a collaborative team, in a setting with EPIC, e-signature, and PACS imaging systems. Minnesota license and DEA certification are required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• BC/BE through NCCPA.
• Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive authority through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain DEA certification for Minnesota.
• Meet credentialing and privileges requirements.
• 2+ years hospital-based experience preferred (ICU, hospitalist, or ED).

Responsibilities

• Provide in-hospital medical staff coverage at scheduled hours.
• Face-to-face evaluations of in-hospital patients.
• Respond to rapid response team calls and emergencies.
• Manage admissions and cross-coverage; cover Observation Unit.
• Work with a highly integrated EPIC/EHR environment.

Skills

Inpatient care

Hospitalist experience

Critical care support

Education

Master's/Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program

BC/BE NCCPA

Minnesota PA license with prescriptive authority

DEA certification for Minnesota

Tools

EPIC EMR

PACS

E-signature systems

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview Southdale Hospital seeks a Physician Assistant to join their Hospitalist Program. This will be a dual role with responsibilities that include acting as a House provider and Hospitalist.

Along with the rapid response team, the House Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides immediate medical care to inpatients, outpatients utilizing hospital outpatient services, and on-site hospital visitors for urgent and emergency situations 24/7. On site hospitalist physicians are available for back up, however the role is largely autonomous. The Hospitalist APP is comprised of multiple roles including admitting team (2), observation, and rounding.

Fairview Southdale Hospital has good ancillary support from dedicated RN s, RN Care Coordinators, Social Workers, Pharmacists, etc. The medical staff is comprised of multiple specialty and subspecialty services who work collaboratively to provide comprehensive medical care to the patients at Southdale.

Practice Details:

House Role

• Provides in-hospital medical staff coverage at specified hours as scheduled


• Provides face to face evaluations of in-hospital patients requiring restraint and seclusion


• Responds and leads all rapid response team calls (examples: altered mental status, chest pain evaluation, respiratory distress, cardiac/resp arrest, etc.)


• Responds to, evaluates and treats in-hospital medical/surgical emergencies and/or inpatient related problems including patient injuries


• Provide preliminary interpretation of x-rays and/or labs included in emergency work up


• Participates in disaster emergencies, real and/or practice


• Hours are either days or nights 6:30am-7pm and 6:30p-7a


• Weekends are every 3d rotation

Hospitalist Role

• See patients exclusively in hospital setting


• Provide day and evening inpatient coverage on a rotating basis


• Responsibility of admissions, assisting with cross coverage, as well as coverage of Observation Unit which is managed by Hospitalist group


• Variable hours including day (7am-6pm) and evening (1pm-midnight) shifts


• Excellent supportive team environment


• Fairview Southdale is a community hospital with a high level of services


• Great technology including fully integrated Electronic Medical Record (EPIC), E-signature medical records and digital PACs imaging system

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program


• BC/BE through NCCPA


• Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive authority through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice


• Ability to obtain and/or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota


• Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges


• Prefer 2 years or more of hospital-based experience in ICU, hospitalist or emergency setting. 2-3 month training period for inexperienced APPs that would go through ICU, hospitalist, ED, OR, and house physician rotations, in addition to some didactic work.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/app

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 1.0 FTE. The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

$127,670.40- $184,433.60 Annual