APP Trauma Surgery

About the role

Bronson Trauma Surgical Services has an exciting opportunity in southwest Michigan for a goal-oriented, energetic Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient role is trauma and critical care focused which includes assisting with trauma resuscitations, performing bedside procedures (arterial lines, central lines, chest tube placement) and occasional surgical assisting.
• Outpatient care includes coverage of trauma clinic twice a week.
• Works up to 12 shifts per 4-week block to include every 4th weekend.
• Shifts are a mix of day and night coverage.
• Extra compensated shifts are available to cover vacations, sick time or needs of the practice.
• Works closely with residents and students offering teaching opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in trauma or a critical care setting preferred.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program
• Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications
• Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place
• Maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges

Skills

• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
• Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
• Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously

Benefits

• Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.
• The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

Pay

Variable Time Type Full time

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40