PRN Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, MI is seeking a PRN Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Pulmonary Medicine team. The role focuses on managing acutely and critically ill adults in the ICU, with collaborative supervision by a physician and Director.

The position requires day and night shifts (7-7) with in-house overnight ICU coverage and no on-call requirement, supporting high‑quality patient care and family‑centered decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage ICU patients with acute, critical, and chronic illness using physiologic data and interventions.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (EKG interpretation, imaging review, labs, respiratory support, hemodynamic monitoring, invasive lines).
• Provide in-house overnight coverage for ICU patients and new admissions with physician support; no on-call requirements.
• Collaborate with physicians and interprofessional team to optimize patient outcomes and discharge planning.

Job description

PRN Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

• Part-time
• Shift: Variable Shift
• Status: PRN

The Critical Care APP isa member of the Pulmonary Medicine team with the primary responsibility of managing patients withacute, critical, and chronic illness and disease in the intensive care setting.The Critical Care APP has a specialized skill set and knowledge about caring for critically complex patients, i.e., Neuro, Medical and Surgical. In this position, the APP will work underdirectionof the Manager, Pulmonary & Critical Care and collaboratively with a matrix reporting relationship to the Pulmonary Clinical Director. The APP will also work collaboratively with all Critical Care Physicians, the Neurocritical Care Director, and Surgical Services Clinical Director.

Ready to make a difference? Position Duties Include:

• This position is PRNandrequires both day shift and night shift. Shifts are 7-7.
• Providein house overnightcoverage for ICU patients and new admissions with supportingphysician. No on-call requirements.
• Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Munson Healthcare.
  • Manages complex acute, critical, andchronically-illadult patients at risk for urgent and emergent conditions, using both physiologically and technologically derived data, to manage physiologic instability and risk for potentiallife-threateningconditions.
  • Obtains medical histories, performs physicalexam, and developsassessmentandplan.
• Collaborates, asappropriate, with others to diagnose and manage acute and chronic and/or multi-system health problems including, but not limited to:Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, pneumonia, Sepsis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Stroke (both hemorrhagic and ischemic), Acute Abdomen and Traumas.
• Identifiesthe presence of comorbidities and the potential for rapid physiologic deterioration or life-threatening instability.
• Collaborates withintraprofessionaland interprofessional team to achieveoptimalpatient outcomes during acute,criticaland/or complex chronicillnessincluding daily rounding with the interdisciplinary team.
• Employs interventions, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, to regain andmaintainphysiological and psychological stability.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic interventionsincluding butnot limited to: Interpretation of EKG and imaging studies, Laboratory and Radiologic Studies, Respiratory support, Hemodynamic monitoring, Lumbar puncture, Wound debridement and Closure, central line, arterial line, hemodialysis catheters, chest tubes, thoracentesis/paracentesis, and suture removal.
• Implements interventions to support the patient with a rapidly deteriorating physiologic condition based on Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Fundamentals of Critical Care Support.
• Collaborates with the patient, family, and others to provide palliative and end-of-life care options.
• Provide Consult Services in coordination with a partnering(in the case of a Physician Assistant) or supervising (in the case of a Nurse Practitioner) physician.
• Provides care coordination, which includes managing a variety of ancillary services, pre-operative plans, discharge planning, provider referrals and medical devices such as insulin pumps, defibrillators, and pacemakers.
• Maintains patient health records according to established standards and guidelines.
• Provides clinical direction to nursing staffregardingthe continued care of patients.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform daily rounds withmultidisciplinaryteam.
• Consult services and work under a supervising physician.

EHR

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• We’renorthern Michigan’s largest healthcare system and we are deeply rooted in the communities we serve. That means that our patients are often our family,friendsand neighbors – andit’sspecial to be able to care for them. And as one of the top healthcare systems to work for in Michigan by Forbes (America’s Best Employers by State 2022),we’recommitted to your ongoing growth and development.
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• 8 hospitals
• 694 licensed acute care beds
• 212 licensed long-term care beds
• 540,000 residents
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• Balance– Get out on the water, in the woods, on the trails or around town
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• Outdoor Recreation: Endless opportunities for skiing, hiking, biking, boating, and golfing in a region surrounded by pristine lakes, forests, and trails.
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Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

• Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from an accredited (CCNE) Nursing Program
• Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner with further acute care education or training
• Current Unencumbered Nursing and Specialty Nurse Practitioner License in the State of Michigan
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree from an accredited (ARC-PA) Program
• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• Current Unencumbered Physician Assistant license in the State of Michigan

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Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.