Physician Assistant (FT) Days - ICU Physician - Belleville, NJ

Req #: 48785 | Full-Time | Day Shift | ICU Physician - CMMC | Belleville, NJ

About the role

The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider Physician Assistant plays a vital role within the critical care team. The primary responsibility is to manage high-acuity adult patients in a multidisciplinary critical care setting. The ICU team provides comprehensive critical care in collaboration with various consulting specialists. The APP works closely with critical care intensivists, ICU hospitalists, residents, fellows, and other APPs to provide direct patient care in the ICU.

Additionally, the APP may manage ICU consults in collaboration with attending physicians. The APP's role in critical care is to oversee and ensure that patients receive best-practice care.

Responsibilities

• 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 (e.g., HIPAA, EMTALA, and other CME/CEU requirements)
• Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to academic lectures and/or quality improvement projects

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
• Physician Assistant Certification
• Physician Assistant Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners/Physician Assistant Advisory
• Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Certifications
• New Jersey CDS and DEA Licensure
• Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) certification within 90 days of hire
• Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) certification within 1 year of hire

Schedule

• Rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays
• Willingness to accommodate scheduling needs including working extended hours, overnights, weekends, and holidays

Skills

• Recommended high acuity/adult critical care experience
• Experience with ultrasound IV and point of care ultrasound is desired
• 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

Pay

$125,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts through partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more