Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Trauma & Acute Care Surgery - Boise, ID - FT

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to manage trauma and acute care surgery (TACS) patients at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in collaboration with trauma and attending surgeons. The APP will directly manage patients using approved protocols and procedures, seek appropriate medical consultation, guide nursing personnel on patient management issues, and maintain daily contact with patients, family members, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout the continuum of trauma care. The successful candidate will demonstrate comprehensive assessment and expert clinical skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to multidisciplinary patient care. Previous emergency room, ICU, or critical care experience is sought, and hospital-based surgical and/or critical care experience is expected. The role provides 24/7/365 service coverage through a rotation of day and night shifts, with no call. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center is an ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center and the principal provider of advanced, innovative, and interdisciplinary trauma and critical care services. Its annual trauma volume exceeds 2,000, including more than 500 patients with an ISS greater than 15; trauma is predominantly blunt.

Requirements

Ability to obtain an unrestricted Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner medical license in Idaho.
Valid controlled substance registration with the Idaho Board of Pharmacy and the DEA.
Hospital-based surgical and/or critical care experience.

Nice To Haves

Previous emergency room, ICU, or critical care experience.
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant with a significant medical background, regardless of experience as a licensed APP.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP-BC) with experience at a Level I or II trauma center working on a Trauma & Acute Care Surgery team.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS.

Responsibilities

Manage trauma and acute care surgery patients in collaboration with trauma surgeons.
Directly manage patients using approved protocols and procedures and obtain appropriate medical consultation.
Collaborate with attending surgeons on clinical management of TACS patients.
Provide direction to nursing personnel regarding patient management issues.
Maintain daily contact with patients, family members, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout the continuum of trauma care.