Physician Assistant, Critical Care Saint Louis University Hospital - Full Time

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MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Regular

Job Highlights:

Position Summary: 

The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for providing advanced patient care to critically ill, complex patients in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals in the Medical Intensive Care Unit including the care of post cardiac surgical patients. Works to achieve desired patient outcomes and ensures that variances from established parameters are evaluated and addressed as necessary. Performs a wide variety of high-level patient care activities which may include conducting patient history and physical examination, the development and implementation of individualized care plans to address medical, physical, and psychosocial needs, perform procedural skills, and evaluation of patient progress. The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is accountable for the clinical outcomes of assigned patients and ongoing professional development.   

Minimum Education: 

• Master’s degree from nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner program 

• Master’s degree from nationally accredited Physician Assistant program 

Minimum Experience: 

• Preferred: One year of Critical Care experience including care of the cardiac patient population  
• Open to new graduate ACNP/AGACNP/PA with Critical Care experience including care of the cardiac patient population 

Certification/License: 

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association 
• Active MO state license or ability to obtain prior to start date 

Job Summary:

In collaboration with physician(s), demonstrates and provides professional nursing care to specialty patients requiring an advanced level of knowledge and management of their nursing care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiates and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.
• Provides educational services to nursing and ancillary departments and serves as an educational consultant on clinical practice issues.
• Applies evidence based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care.
• Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by collaborating with physicians to deliver best care.
• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.
• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree from nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner program

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Licenses / Certifications:

Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Work Shift:

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Employee

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