APRN/PA Full Time Emergency Department- UofL Health- University of Louisville Hospital

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

20d

About The Position

UofL Health Hospital’s Department of Emergency Medicine is hiring a full-time Advanced Practice Provider. The role involves diagnosing and treating patients with emergent and acute symptoms, performing needed procedures, and managing patients with higher levels of acuity. Emergency Department APPs work with faculty during patient care and manage patients in a fast-paced emergency department observation unit. The position involves shift work, requires scheduling flexibility, and includes some weekend work. The APP must be skilled in educating patients and family members and use complex and critical thinking in clinical care.

Requirements

• Previous experience in emergency medicine.
• Kentucky license as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
• ACLS certification.
• Ability to diagnose and treat patients with emergent and acute symptoms.
• Ability to manage patients with higher levels of acuity.
• Complex and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, residents, nursing staff, and physicians.
• Scheduling flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians to assess patient needs.
• Manage patients in a fast-paced emergency department observation unit.
• Order, interpret, and record test results.
• Diagnose and treat critically ill patients.
• Perform needed procedures.
• Make recommendations and consult when needed.
• Educate patients and family members.
• Work with faculty, residents, and nursing staff as part of the care team.
• Make timely clinical decisions under pressure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed