PA or CPNP (ACNP), Staff or Senior - Blair Surgical Associates

About the role

Altoona Regional Health Services is hiring a Full-Time Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) to support Blair Surgical Associates.

Responsibilities

• Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice.
• Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Formulates a plan of care that considers individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice.
• Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve professional practice.
• Buils relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.
• Contributes to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine.
• Sets the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team.
• Provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.
• Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice.
• Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Formulates a plan of care that considers individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice.
• Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve professional practice.
• Buils relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.
• Contributes to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine.
• Sets the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team.
• Provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the patients served as specified below.
• Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
• Provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• For CRNP: Successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program, BSN preferred, professional nursing experience and/or nurse practitioner experience preferred, current state RN license and CRNP certification required, national certification eligible for licensure by Pennsylvania board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Pennsylvania state board of nursing, current CPR certification required, Act 33, Act 73, and Act 34 clearances required.
• For PA: Graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the ARC-PA, BS or MS preferred, experience as a physician assistant and/or experience in a clinical setting preferred, current state PA license certified by the NCCPA required, current CPR certification required, Act 33, Act 73, and Act 34 clearances required.
• For Senior Level: Minimum 3 years of experience or completion of a post-graduate residency, successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or a graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the ARC-PA program required, BSN, MSN preferred for CRNP, BS or MS preferred for PA, completion of National Certification, must achieve a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating or higher on annual performance evaluation for consideration and to maintain status annually, completion of an OAPP approved professional contribution within one year of hire or promotion into the position, must have department chair approval for promotion, ACLS or ITLS or NALS or PALS or ACLS or other certifications listed must meet AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future.
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program.
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave.
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay.
• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable.

Pay

Details about pay structure not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., no on-call or weekends!