Physician Assistant (FT) Days - Float ICU Physician - Elizabeth, NJ

About the role

The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider, as a physician assistant, will deliver health care in the critical care settings to include, but not limited to, the recognition and management of common, critical illnesses and injuries; and the provisioning of care across the health care continuum with emphasis on early detection, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Essential Functions

• Obtains and records patient history
• Performs physical and medical screening examinations
• Completes diagnostic and therapeutic studies
• Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies or other therapies as appropriate
• Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a treatment plan, which may include ordering medications, additional therapeutic modalities, etc
• Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care team
• Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals to provide more comprehensive patient management
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health, referring patients to appropriate specialists/resources
• Completes charting in a thorough and timely manner
• Adequately manages patient flow in the ICU
• Performs procedures as allowed by state law and under the direction of the supervising or collaborating physician
• Works within legal, regulatory, and ethical practice standards
• Actively participates in department staff meetings and risk management education
• Completes required courses, i.e HIPAA, EMTALA and other CME requirements
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to academic lectures and / or quality improvement projects

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
• Physician Assistant certification, registration and licensure by NJ state board of medical examiners required
• Basic life support and advanced life support certifications
• NJ CDS and DEA Licensure
• ENLS and FCCS
• Ability and willingness to accommodate scheduling needs including extended hours, weekdays, weekends, overnights, weekends and holidays

Knowledge and Skills

• Medical and broad based clinical critical care knowledge
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and successfully work with all ICU and hospital employees

Schedule

Will need flexibility in working across different hospital sites as a float clinician to provide coverage throughout multiple hospital sites.

Pay

$120,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Contact

Please contact APP recruiter Richard "RJ" Schaller for additional information - richard.schaller2@rwjbh.org