Physician Associate/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Critical Care Per Diem

MaineHealth; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Job summary

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME, is recruiting a Physician Associate/Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our Critical Care team. This per diem role performs rounds, develops care plans, orders tests, and participates in teaching rounds and quality initiatives with an interdisciplinary team.

The position requires a PA/ACNP program graduate with postgraduate critical care training or equivalent experience, Maine licensure, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and Master’s degrees required in PA/ACNP field and critical care training.
• Successful completion of accredited Physician Assistant or Acute Care NP program.
• Current Maine license or eligible for licensure; BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily rounds on patients with a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and implement care plans; order and interpret tests and procedures.
• Participate in research and quality initiatives in critical care settings.
• Engage in teaching rounds, journal clubs, and morbidity and mortality activities.

Skills

Critical Care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Research participation

Teaching rounds

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Description

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME, is recruiting for a Physician Associate/Physician Assistant (PA) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) to join our Critical Care team. This is a Per Diem position.

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME, is recruiting for a Physician Associate/Physician Assistant (PA) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) to join our Critical Care team. This is a Per Diem position. The PA or ACNP will perform daily rounds on patients with a team of fellows, residents and students, as well as develop and implement care plans, order and interpret diagnostic studies, procedures, admissions, discharges and family meetings. This is a dynamic setting that is growing and evolving. The PA or ACNP will participate in research and quality initiatives for Medical Critical Care, Neuro Critical Care and/or Surgical Critical Care patients. The program has multiple opportunities for learners including critical care grand rounds, teaching rounds, journal club, case conference and morbidity and mortality. Desire to be a lifelong learner, teacher and part of an interdisciplinary care team are required.

Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small-town friendliness. The area provides four season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches. Just two hours north of Boston, this is an exceptionally diverse and vibrant community with excellent restaurants and schools.

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center is Maine’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center, 637 bed Academic Medical Center located in Portland on the breathtaking coast of Maine.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's and Master’s Degree required; successful completion of accredited Physician Associate/Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program; postgraduate training program in critical care or related specialty OR equivalent experience is a must; current license issued by the State of Maine or eligible for licensure; current BLS certification.

For internal candidates who currently hold a full-time or part-time role at MaineHealth, the pay rate is 120% of their current hourly rate and may be eligible for shift differentials. For external candidates or candidates who only hold per diem roles at MaineHealth, the rate is $80.00 per hour and may be eligible for shift differentials.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working togethersoour communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members,MaineHealthprovides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

To learn more about our system, please visitwww.mainehealth.organd ourbenefits page.

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