Advanced Practice Provider - APRN or PA - Critical Care -

Kettering Health • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it's by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a provider of critical care services who synthesizes and utilizes evidence-based practice, research, and current clinical knowledge. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and/or nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and complete documentation and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.

Requirements

• Master's degree with an Advanced Practice Nursing Focus and National Board Certification required for APRN.
• Master's degree required with the appropriate National Certification for PA.
• Preferred 2+ years of Advanced Practice Provider Experience.
• National Board Certification as a CNP, CNS, CNM, or CRNA and Acute Care Certification for APRN.
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for PA.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
• Current Ohio Board of Nursing license for APRN.
• Current Ohio License 50RX - License to practice as a physician assistant with prescriptive authority.

Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team and in partnership with supervising/collaborating physician(s).
• Conducts history taking, clinical assessment, physical examination, order entry, clinical documentation, interpretation of diagnostic studies, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care for the given population.
• May have On Call duties and/or weekend responsibilities as assigned by practice/department.
• Performs endotracheal intubations, arterial lines, central lines, and temporary hemodialysis catheter lines placement.
• Evaluates signs and symptoms, including age-appropriate changes, noting pertinent positives and negatives.
• Assesses the complex acute, critical, and chronically ill-patient and obtains relevant comprehensive and problem-focused health histories.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and reformulate differential diagnoses by priority.
• Participates in daily team transition huddles to facilitate effective coordinated patient care.
• Utilizes evidence-based practice, along with prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Monitors and ensures the Quality of the Healthcare Practice.
• Adapts teaching and learning approaches based on physiological and psychological changes.
• Participates professionally and works collaboratively to identify processes to meet quality core metrics and documentation standards.

Benefits

• Collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Access to a multidisciplinary professional team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree