Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine

Job Duties

Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations.
Presents and treats patients based on history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results.
Performs therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill, and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief.

• Administration of Local and Digital Anesthesia
• Complicated and Uncomplicated Repair of Lacerations
• Removal of Foreign Bodies from Eyes, Ears, Nose, Skin, and Wounds
• Incision and Drainage of Abscesses
• Urethral Catheterization
• Placement of Peripheral Venous Access
• Placement of Central Lines [with proof of competency]
• Placement of Thoracostomy
• Endotracheal Intubation [with proof of competency]
• ACLS
• Arterial Puncture
• Venipuncture
• Lumbar Puncture [with proof of competency]
• Application of Splints
• Arthrocentesis

Required Training

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

• Physician Assistant or if APRN, License Type/Certification Physician Assistant or APRN AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.
• FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Preferred Training

• Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN, License Type/Certification Physician Assistant or APRN AGACNP or ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.).
• FNP with current Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Certification
• AGPNP/ANP with current Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Certification

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required for adult inpatient positions
• DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.