Critical Care - NP or PA - Casual

University of Minnesota Physicians•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Minnesota Physicians is seeking a Certified Nurse Practitioner or a Certified Physician Assistant to join our Critical Care Team based at the University of Minnesota Medical Center on a casual basis. In this role, you will provide inpatient care for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. You will join a Critical Care Team of over 20 Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and over 80 physicians, providing cutting-edge care to critically ill patients throughout the M Health Fairview system. There is a strong multi-professional culture within all critical care teams, and our APPs are respected as essential team members. You will work autonomously with collaboration from critical care attendings and primary teams, making rapid assessment and treatment decisions in accordance with American Heart Association, Neurocritical Care Society, and current standards of care. You will consult specialists as appropriate, determine and facilitate patients receiving the appropriate level of care, and utilize excellent communication skills and precise written and verbal handoffs to subsequent healthcare teams. You are expected to bring patience, motivation, and determination to provide the best critical care possible, respond to events, expedite assessments, and create a differential diagnosis and treatment plan quickly. You will perform with exceptional collaboration abilities and be willing to acquire privileges in relevant procedures.

Requirements

A graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or formal Adult Nurse Practitioner training program.
Licensed with prescriptive authority through the MN Board of Medical Practice (PAs) or MN APRN license with prescriptive authority through MN Board of Nursing (NP’s).
Certified or eligible for certification through ANCC, AANP or NCCPA.
Able to meet threshold criteria/qualifications for credentialing and privileging.
Experienced in the critical care environment.
Able to manage a variety of situations, staff and environments using leadership skills.
Bringing strong pathophysiology, pharmacology and knowledge of acute care treatment of patients.
Able to lead Code Blue, Rapid Response, Stroke Code.
Able to respond to sepsis alerts and treat per protocol.
Focused on education, detail oriented and a creative problem-solver.
Strong in the knowledge of dual diagnosis mental health and medical conditions.
Using ongoing closed loop communication in all things situations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Robust experience in Cardiothoracic and surgical ICUs preferred.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as an inpatient PA or NP

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient care for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit.
Work autonomously with collaboration from critical care attendings and primary teams.
Make rapid assessment and treatment decisions in accordance with American Heart Association, Neurocritical Care Society and current standards of care.
Consult specialists as appropriate, and determine and facilitate patients receiving appropriate level of care.
Utilize excellent communication skills and precise written and verbal handoffs to subsequent healthcare teams.
Respond to events, expedite assessments and create a differential diagnosis and treatment plan quickly.
Perform with exceptional outstanding collaboration abilities.
Acquire privileges in relevant procedures.
Lead Code Blue, Rapid Response, Stroke Code.
Respond to sepsis alerts and treat per protocol.