Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Periop Summey Med Pavilion Observation Unit

Medical University of South Carolina•North Charleston, SC

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (APP) will work nights for weekdays only in our Summey Medical Pavilion providing care of post-surgical pediatric and adult patients. The APP would be the primary provider working alongside 2 Registered Nurses and a Patient Care Technician responsible for the assessment of post-surgical complications and providing intervention/treatment as needed. Complete discharge orders post op day one.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant
Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN
AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP) certification type for adult patients (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.
FNP (Family NP) certification type for patients from birth to death, stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Nice To Haves

Physician Assistant or APRN Certification Type: AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)
Preferred experience in an adult PACU, ICU, emergency department, surgical/trauma step-down unit, procedural recovery area, or another high-acuity setting involving airway management, hemodynamic stabilization, and postoperative care.