Physician Assistant - Acute & Critical Care Surgery

About the role

Will be managing patient care, taking patient histories, performing physical exams, ordering lab tests, diagnosing and treating patients, prescribing medications, and stabilizing patients through medical decision making. Collaborates with other ancillary team members through communication with doctors and other nurses, collaborating on diagnoses, and coordinating specialist and multi-specialty care. Supports families through patient’s current medical circumstance by providing education.

Position Summary

Day-in-the-life snapshot: Will be managing patient care, taking patient histories, performing physical exams, ordering lab tests, diagnosing and treating patients, prescribing medications, and stabilizing patients through medical decision making. Collaborates with other ancillary team members through communication with doctors and other nurses, collaborating on diagnoses, and coordinating specialist and multi-specialty care. Will be responsible for supporting families through patient’s current medical circumstance by providing education.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview, and examination.
• Orders and interprets the full spectrum of diagnostic tests and procedures, including x-ray, electrocardiogram, hemodynamic monitoring, and laboratory tests.
• Performs critical care ultrasound.
• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options, and community resources.
• Formulates differential diagnoses and diagnoses.
• Plans, implements, and directs treatment and management of patients with acute, critical, and/or complex conditions and evaluates outcomes of care.
• Documents patient history, physical examination, assessment, and plans of care in patient medical record.
• Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or provides referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations.
• Performs invasive procedures commonly utilized in the critical care setting.
• Bills for professional services as permitted by collaborative practice agreement.
• Supports 24/7 staffing model, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Schedules staff in various critical care settings, including telemedicine.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
• Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs as well as safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Participates in emergency and critical care situations, providing rapid assessment, stabilization, and initiation of treatment for the acutely ill or injured patients.
• Regularly participates in quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
• Serves as clinical expert and leadership consultant to nursing.

  Work schedule and shifts

  Employee will be working 10 hour days, 6am-4pm, with weekend and holiday rotations in hospital based setting.

  Bonus and incentive programs

  • Additional bonus paid for working weekends, holidays, and additional shifts outside of regularly scheduled 4, 10 hour weekly schedule.

  Clinic overview

  Clinic commitment is minimal requirement of team members supporting post hospital discharge care. Team structure and interactions: Advanced practice practitioners (APPs) in acute critical care settings will work as part of a team.

  Education

  • Required Qualifications: Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within 3 months of date of hire.
  • Certifications/Professional Licenses: Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association.

  Work Experience

  • No specific work experience is required for this position.

  Skills

  • Acute Care
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Effective Written Communication
  • Epic EHR
  • Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Organizing
  • Patient Care Plans
  • Patient Management
  • Patient Medications
  • Patient Referrals

  Required Qualifications

  • Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within 3 months of date of hire.
  • Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
  • No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

  Salary Range

  $114,200.00 - $205,400.00 / Annually