Acute Care Emergency Surgery Advanced Practice Provider, PRN
University of Maryland Medical System · Largo, MD · 1 mo ago
HealthcareInternship
Join a High-Acuity, Collaborative Surgical Team
Job Requirements
- University of Maryland Capital Region Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Acute Care Emergency Surgery (ACES) team in Largo, Maryland, on a PRN basis.
- This is an exciting opportunity for an APP who thrives in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment and enjoys the variety of trauma, acute care surgery, procedural care, and the operating room.
- Our ACES APPs work alongside a multidisciplinary team providing care across trauma and acute care surgery, with opportunities to support urology, plastics, vascular, and thoracic surgery as needed.
- Flexible PRN Scheduling: PRN APPs may provide coverage through 25-hour shifts, 11-hour day shifts, with a minimum commitment of two clinical shifts per quarter.
What You'll Do
- Working collaboratively with attending physicians and the broader care team, you will provide comprehensive care to acutely and critically ill surgical patients throughout their hospitalization.
- Responsibilities Include:
- Perform comprehensive histories and physical examinations
- Participate in daily patient rounds
- Order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory testing
- Develop initial diagnoses and treatment plans in collaboration with physicians
- Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive care to critically ill patients
- Cook up and communicate care with attending physicians, consulting services, nursing teams, patients, and families
- Perform advanced bedside procedures in accordance with approved privileges, including procedures such as central line and chest tube placement
- First assist in the operating room
- Coordinate care with consulting services
- Assist with continuity and coordination of care across surgical services
- Perform duties consistent with the provider's collaboration agreement, delineation of privileges, and applicable Maryland Board standards
What We're Looking For
- We're looking for an APP who is comfortable working in a dynamic clinical environment and can confidently manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional patient care.
- Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate:
- Strong clinical judgment and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to independently organize, prioritize, and manage a demanding patient workload
- Confidence working with critically ill and complex surgical patients
- Strong procedural and clinical skills
- Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail and consistent follow-through
- Ability to collaborate successfully with physicians, APPs, nurses, consultants, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to patient safety, professionalism, mutual respect, and continuous quality improvement
Professional Growth & APP Leadership
- At UM Capital Region Health, APPs are valued members of the clinical team. Opportunities extend beyond bedside care and may include participation in APP Council and service-line meetings, continuing education and professional development, organizational and clinical committees, training and education initiatives, mentorship of fellow APPs and other learners, quality and patient-safety initiatives.
- Providers are expected to maintain applicable continuing medical education requirements, including 50 hours of Category I CME every two years and 32 hours of trauma-related CME, as required for the role.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program
- Current NCCPA certification
- Active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners: Bachelor's degree and prior RN experience
- Completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
- Active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Nursing
- Minimum of one year of Emergency Department, General Surgery, or Trauma experience preferred
- BLS and ACLS certification required
- ATLS certification preferred
Additional Requirements
- Must successfully complete credentialing through the UM Capital Region Health Medical Staff Office
- Must meet all applicable Maryland Board of Physicians or Maryland Board of Nursing requirements and procedural protocols
Compensation
Compensation is commensurate with clinical experience.