Health eCareers
Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider
Health eCareers, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider
MedStar Health is seeking an experienced full-time Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. MedStar Washington Hospital Center, located in the heart of our nation’s capital, is seeking an experienced APP to work in one of our three ICU's. We are a teaching hospital with over 900 beds that is a major referral center in the area for medically complex cases. We are a Level I trauma center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, in the top 5% of cardiac surgery programs in the country as well as an ECMO referral center. In this role, critical care APPs work autonomously but collaboratively with intensive care physicians and a large multidisciplinary care team to provide high quality and cost-effective care to patients in critical condition. The CVICU APP will primarily care for patients in cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure including mechanical circulatory devices, vascular surgery and medical cardiac patients.
Essential Job Duties
Perform history and physical examination of patients. Establish appropriate medical diagnoses based on patient history, chart review, physical exam, lab testing, and radiographic imaging Initiate and manage appropriate therapeutic interventions for various pathologies including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and acid-base disturbances & renal failure Present patients on daily rounds with the ICU attending and multidisciplinary team Collaborate with all involved care teams including other consultants Perform bedside procedures including insertion of central venous, non-tunneled dialysis, and arterial catheters, chest tubes, and thoracentesis. Communicate between healthcare professionals to promote safe patient transition between shifts, services, and/or levels of care. Educate and supervise new graduate APPs and students where appropriate
Departmental Opportunities Include Participation In The Following
Weekly didactics Monthly journal club APP practice committee Critical care morbidity & mortality Various process improvement projects Protocol writing and revisions
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited physician assistant or acute care nurse practitioner program NCCPA (physician assistant) or AGACNP (nurse practitioner) certified BLS and ACLS certifications Required: 1 or more years as an advanced practice provider in intensive care.
Benefits
Competitive salary, retirement contribution matching, generous paid time off allotment, CME/licensing/credentialing reimbursement
For immediate consideration, please send CV to dawn.m.skupin@ This position has a hiring range of $117,000 - $180,000. Compensation Information $117000.0 / Annually - $117000.0 / Annually
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MedStar Health is seeking an experienced full-time Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. MedStar Washington Hospital Center, located in the heart of our nation’s capital, is seeking an experienced APP to work in one of our three ICU's. We are a teaching hospital with over 900 beds that is a major referral center in the area for medically complex cases. We are a Level I trauma center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, in the top 5% of cardiac surgery programs in the country as well as an ECMO referral center. In this role, critical care APPs work autonomously but collaboratively with intensive care physicians and a large multidisciplinary care team to provide high quality and cost-effective care to patients in critical condition. The CVICU APP will primarily care for patients in cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure including mechanical circulatory devices, vascular surgery and medical cardiac patients.
Essential Job Duties
Perform history and physical examination of patients. Establish appropriate medical diagnoses based on patient history, chart review, physical exam, lab testing, and radiographic imaging Initiate and manage appropriate therapeutic interventions for various pathologies including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and acid-base disturbances & renal failure Present patients on daily rounds with the ICU attending and multidisciplinary team Collaborate with all involved care teams including other consultants Perform bedside procedures including insertion of central venous, non-tunneled dialysis, and arterial catheters, chest tubes, and thoracentesis. Communicate between healthcare professionals to promote safe patient transition between shifts, services, and/or levels of care. Educate and supervise new graduate APPs and students where appropriate
Departmental Opportunities Include Participation In The Following
Weekly didactics Monthly journal club APP practice committee Critical care morbidity & mortality Various process improvement projects Protocol writing and revisions
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited physician assistant or acute care nurse practitioner program NCCPA (physician assistant) or AGACNP (nurse practitioner) certified BLS and ACLS certifications Required: 1 or more years as an advanced practice provider in intensive care.
Benefits
Competitive salary, retirement contribution matching, generous paid time off allotment, CME/licensing/credentialing reimbursement
For immediate consideration, please send CV to dawn.m.skupin@ This position has a hiring range of $117,000 - $180,000. Compensation Information $117000.0 / Annually - $117000.0 / Annually
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