Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Critical Care SICU, Worcester MA, Full Time
About The Position
UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our adult Critical Care team. In this role, you will perform comprehensive assessments, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, and deliver expert care with a high degree of autonomy. You will also engage in education, quality improvement, and leadership initiatives that support patient outcomes and team development. Our competitive compensation and benefits package places us as your top choice in the region. Our commitment to the communities we serve never wavers. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine. To create jobs. To make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity, fairness — and the relentless pursuit of healing. We value motivated, growth-oriented clinicians who thrive in a highly functioning and supportive environment. Join a dynamic and highly skilled team of over 70 nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide coverage across 8 adult ICUs, perform lifesaving procedures and manage complex conditions, practice at the top of their license with autonomy and collaboration, embrace education, mentorship, and continuous professional development, are essential and respected members of our interdisciplinary ICU care team, order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests, conduct in-depth health histories and physical examinations, analyze data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings, develop and implement care plans with physicians and patients, manage therapeutic interventions and perform advanced procedures, reassess and modify plan treatment plans to achieve medical and health goals, and document and communicate care outcomes and clinical findings to determine effectiveness of plan of care.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program (preferably ACNP/AGACNP) for Nurse Practitioners
- Current Massachusetts NP license for Nurse Practitioners
- Board Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) for Nurse Practitioners.
- Acute Care/Critical Care clinical experience required
- Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration and federal DEA Controlled Substance Registration
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program for Physician Assistants.
- Current Massachusetts license, issued by the Physician Assistant Board for Physician Assistants
- Current certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for Physician Assistants.
- Acute Care/Critical Care clinical experience required
- Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration and federal DEA Controlled Substance Registration
Responsibilities
- Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests
- Conduct in-depth health histories and physical examinations
- Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings.
- Develop and implement care plans with physicians and patients
- Manage therapeutic interventions and perform advanced procedures
- Reassess and modify plan treatment plans to achieve medical and health goals.
- Documents and communicate care outcomes and clinical findings to determine effectiveness of plan of care.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off with 11 paid holidays
- Practice/CME allowance
- Pension plan with additional retirement options available
- Paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
- Tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness support, and PSLF‑eligible employment
- Concierge services for relocation
- Organization-wide commitment to formal Clinician Wellness Program
- Relocation bonus of up to $5,000
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
