Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Rapid Diagnostics Team
About The Position
Caring for 75,000 patients per year, the Saint Marys Hospital Emergency Department at Mayo Clinic is a regional level 1 trauma center and is also the base of operations for nationally regarded Air and Ground Transportation programs. We are expanding our practice to staff a dedicated Emergency Department Observation Unit (EDOU), operated by Department of Emergency Medicine providers and embedded in the ED practice. The EDOU provides 24/7/365 coverage and delivers focused, time-limited evaluation and treatment for patients who require care beyond the initial ED visit but are expected to be discharged within 24 hours. In the EDOU clinical setting the NP/PA serves as an independent provider, collaborates with physicians, and works with a variety of other healthcare professionals. The NP/PA will provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescription of pharmacological agents, and patient education. Common EDOU presentations include chest pain, syncope, TIA, abdominal pain, asthma and COPD exacerbations, cellulitis, dehydration, pyelonephritis, and atrial fibrillation. The NP/PA will also perform a variety of procedures including laceration repair, I&D, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, and ultrasound-guided access. Reassessment, escalation of care when needed, and timely disposition are central to the role. Our practice is unique in that we have the benefits of a teaching institution with a multitude of practice supporting education as well as a variety of research opportunities. We see patients that are unique to an academic center as well as those common to community hospitals. Mayo Clinic values the skills and expertise of the NP/PA in Emergency Medicine and observation care. We look forward to adding a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to our EDOU team practice. Join a positive, patient-focused environment where you and the physicians become partners and mutual advisors. With supervision and management by both physicians and other NPs and PAs, you’re supported by people who understand your professional needs and goals.
Requirements
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Ability to serve as an independent provider
- Ability to collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescription of pharmacological agents, and patient education
- Ability to perform procedures including laceration repair, I&D, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, and ultrasound-guided access
- Ability to perform reassessment, escalation of care when needed, and timely disposition
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Emergency Medicine and observation care
- Interest in research opportunities
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescription of pharmacological agents, and patient education.
- Perform a variety of procedures including laceration repair, I&D, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, and ultrasound-guided access.
- Reassessment, escalation of care when needed, and timely disposition.
Benefits
- Benefits of a teaching institution
- Multitude of practice supporting education
- Variety of research opportunities
- Positive, patient-focused environment
- Partnership and mutual advising with physicians
- Supervision and management by physicians and other NPs and PAs
- Support for professional needs and goals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
