PA/NP - Cardiothoracic Critical Care - Grand Rapids, MI

About the role

This is a 24/7 service requiring days, nights, weekends and occasional holidays in a rotation with the team. The position involves examining, diagnosing and treating patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, and thoracic diseases under the direction of the attending physician. The APP plays a crucial role in coordinating care with various consulting physician services, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nutritional support, and other ancillary teams.

Responsibilities

• Examining, diagnosing, and treating patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, and thoracic diseases under the direction of the attending physician.
• Care coordination with various consulting physician services, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nutritional support, and other ancillary teams.
• Performing common ICU procedures such as endotracheal intubation, arterial blood gas collection, arterial catheter line placement, central venous catheter line placement, temporary dialysis catheter line placement, transvenous pacemaker line placement, and pulmonary artery catheter line placement.
• Interpreting and managing endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes, ventilators, pacemakers, sedation (MAC and Deep), ABGs and VBGs as well as complex acid/base derangements, fluid balance goals with diuretics, hemodialysis, and CRRT, vasopressors and inotropes, XRAYS, and laboratory investigations.
• Interpret and manage endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes, ventilators, pacemakers, sedation (MAC and Deep), ABGs and VBGs as well as complex acid/base derangements, fluid balance goals with diuretics, hemodialysis, and CRRT, vasopressors and inotropes, XRAYS, and laboratory investigations.
• Knowledge of the following disease states and patient types: SHOCK - ALL TYPES, SEPSIS, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, HEART FAILURE, RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE & CHRONIC HTN, BRADYCARDIA, TACHYCARDIA (SVT, AFIB, AFLUTTER), VT/VF, ENCEPHALOPATHY, DELIRIUM, INSOMNIA, CARE OF POSTOP CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENT (CABG, VALVE, THORACIC), CARE OF POSTOP HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POSTOP LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POST CARDIAC ARREST PATIENT.

Requirements

• Physician Assistant Required: Master's Degree, Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program, Lic-Physician Assistant - STATE_MI State of Michigan, upon hire required CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, upon hire required CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required, CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required, Nurse Practitioner Required: Master's Degree, Nurse Practitioners who obtained their education and certification after 2000 must show evidence of completion of a master’s, post-master’s or doctorate from a Nurse Practitioner program that is accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3 years of relevant experience, current, relevant clinical experience, Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role, Experience as a Nurse Practitioner Preferred: Lic-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan, upon hire required, Lic-Nurse Practitioner (NP) - STATE_MI State of Michigan, upon hire required, CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required, CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required, CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association upon hire required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the following disease states and patient types: SHOCK - ALL TYPES, SEPSIS, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, HEART FAILURE, RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE & CHRONIC HTN, BRADYCARDIA, TACHYCARDIA (SVT, AFIB, AFLUTTER), VT/VF, ENCEPHALOPATHY, DELIRIUM, INSOMNIA, CARE OF POSTOP CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENT (CABG, VALVE, THORACIC), CARE OF POSTOP HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POSTOP LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POST CARDIAC ARREST PATIENT.

Skills

Knowledge of the following disease states and patient types: SHOCK - ALL TYPES, SEPSIS, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, HEART FAILURE, RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE & CHRONIC HTN, BRADYCARDIA, TACHYCARDIA (SVT, AFIB, AFLUTTER), VT/VF, ENCEPHALOPATHY, DELIRIUM, INSOMNIA, CARE OF POSTOP CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENT (CABG, VALVE, THORACIC), CARE OF POSTOP HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POSTOP LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT, CARE OF POST CARDIAC ARREST PATIENT.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

Pay

Details about pay are provided within the job description.

Schedule

The schedule is described as Rotating (United States of America).