APP (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), Neuro Critical Care

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

3d

About The Position

This opening is for 90% FTE, Days, and also including some nights, holidays, and week-ends. The APP will work under the supervision of the NCCS attending staff that includes Anesthesia, Neurology, and Pulmonary/Critical Care physicians. Neuro Critical Care at Harborview Medical Center takes care of a patient population that includes Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Seizure and Status Epilepticus, Isolated Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neuromuscular disorders, Brain Tumors, CNS infections, hypoxemic-ischemic encephalopathy, Spinal Cord Injury, and post-operative spine patients · Perform patient care to include admitting new patients, participating in daily patient rounds, daily care evaluation and management of ICU patients, writing daily progress notes and formulating/implementing plans · Collaborate with acute care services (ortho spine, neurosurgery, and neurology services) to daily sign out patients leaving the unit · Use ICU Checklist on morning rounds to complete the daily checklist for each patient to ensure proper care and communication with nursing staff · Facilitate family meetings and participate in goal of care discussions as appropriate · Perform procedures including Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines, Bronchoscopy, Lumbar Punctures, Point of Care Ultrasound · Quality Improvement and Research including QI meetings and ongoing QI projects

Requirements

• If ARNP: Master’s or Doctorate degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing; and Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges; and national certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (additional note - FNPs will also be considered, if having at least 5 years critical care experience).
• If PA-C: Licensure as a Physician’s Assistant in the State of Washington; and certification from national certifying body (NCCPA).
• BLS/ACLS certification required
• Applicant must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medical Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions.

Responsibilities

• admitting new patients
• participating in daily patient rounds
• daily care evaluation and management of ICU patients
• writing daily progress notes and formulating/implementing plans
• Collaborate with acute care services (ortho spine, neurosurgery, and neurology services) to daily sign out patients leaving the unit
• Use ICU Checklist on morning rounds to complete the daily checklist for each patient to ensure proper care and communication with nursing staff
• Facilitate family meetings and participate in goal of care discussions as appropriate
• Perform procedures including Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines, Bronchoscopy, Lumbar Punctures, Point of Care Ultrasound
• Quality Improvement and Research including QI meetings and ongoing QI projects

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees