Pulmonary Critical Care- WEO- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Piedmont Healthcare Inc. • Atlanta, GA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant serves as a member of the critical care team, assisting with the management of critically ill adult patients in the hospital. The role applies specialized skills and knowledge across applicable ICU settings and contributes to patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and organizational leadership. Clinical services are provided under physician supervision and within institutional guidelines, credentialing standards, and evidence-based practice standards.

Requirements

• Graduate from a nursing program and hold a current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing, with a master's degree in nursing; or graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program and hold a current license from the Georgia State Composite Board.
• At least 2 years of ICU experience.
• Licensed Physician Assistant in the State of Georgia or licensed for Advanced Practice Nursing (ACNP) upon hire.
• Credentialed in all procedures, including intubations, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services to critically ill adult patients under physician supervision and within institutional guidelines and evidence-based clinical practice standards.
• Obtain patient health histories, complete physical examinations, and document findings according to hospital requirements.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, and explain procedures to patients, families, staff, and healthcare learners.
• Perform approved therapeutic and diagnostic procedures based on patient status and document them according to hospital requirements.
• Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management, including bag-mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation; order life-supporting drugs under established protocols and perform defibrillation according to Advanced Cardiac Life Support standards.
• Under physician direction and within hospital credentialing standards, insert and manage arterial catheters, dialysis catheters, central venous catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, chest tubes, thoracenteses, endotracheal tubes, and extraglottic devices.
• Use monitoring and instrumentation equipment with patients, and direct and educate others in performing these functions.
• Develop and implement acute illness treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians and document plans in medical records and narrative summaries.
• Assess patients for changes in status and institute appropriate interventions, including emergency interventions to stabilize patients.
• Incorporate clinical research findings into the development and implementation of standards of care.
• Support IRB-approved clinical research and trials, including obtaining consent; ordering diagnostic tests; recording laboratory and diagnostic results; administering therapeutic interventions; and documenting and reporting patient outcomes, toxicities, or adverse events.
• Participate in quality and performance improvement activities and clinical research.
• Serve as a clinical expert and education consultant to nursing, the healthcare team, and the community.
• Identify family education needs and participate in teaching opportunities.
• Assess educational needs; plan, provide, and evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, the interdisciplinary healthcare team, and the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time