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

Piedmont Healthcare•Stockbridge, GA

About The Position

Serves as a member of the critical care team, assisting in the management of critically ill adult patients in the hospital. Applies specialized skills and knowledge in ICU, CCU, and CVICU settings. Contributes to patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and organizational leadership. Provides clinical services under the supervision of the patient’s physician and within institutional guidelines and evidence-based practice standards. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing treatment plans with supervising physicians, performing approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, managing airways and critical care devices, and responding to changes in patient status and emergencies. The position also contributes to clinical research, quality improvement, staff and community education, and multidisciplinary care. Medical/Surgical Critical Care duties include daily rounds, consultations, admissions and discharges, advanced care planning, participation in committees and educational activities, and maintaining required clinical skills and credentials.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, hold a current Georgia Advanced Practice Nursing license, and have a Master’s degree in Nursing; or graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program and hold a current Georgia State Composite Board license.
Licensed Physician Assistant in Georgia or licensed Advanced Practice Nurse (ACNP).
Ability to function independently and as a team member.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities and deadlines and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team members.
Demonstrated critical-thinking skills, clinical leadership, and experience coordinating and managing complex projects.
Motivation to learn and participate in activities that improve patient care.
Professional appearance and demeanor and excellent customer service skills.
Skill and ability in electronic medical record applications.
Effective written and verbal communication with team members and patients.
Ability to understand legal issues affecting APP practice and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-form instructions.
Competence in airway management, including endotracheal intubation, extraglottic device placement, and safe use of RSI medications.
ACLS certification.
Ability to formulate a differential diagnosis, assessment, and plan for each patient.
Maintain procedural skills with an Additional Duties form on file with the state.

Nice To Haves

Complete a Difficult Airway Course within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical services to critically ill adult patients under physician supervision and within institutional guidelines.
Obtain health histories, perform physical examinations, and document findings in accordance with hospital requirements.
Order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, and explain procedures and their anticipated effects to patients, families, staff, and learners.
Perform approved therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, including specimen collection, cardiac output and hemodynamic measurements, EKGs, assistance with radiographic studies, and assistance with physician procedures.
Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and external cardiac massage; manage airways, administer life-supporting drugs under established protocols, and perform defibrillation according to ACLS standards.
Under physician direction and within hospital credentialing standards, insert and manage arterial, dialysis, central venous, and pulmonary artery catheters; chest tubes; thoracenteses; endotracheal tubes; and extraglottic devices.
Connect patients to monitoring and instrumentation equipment and direct and educate others in its use.
Formulate and implement acute illness treatment plans in collaboration with supervising or attending physicians and document care in medical records and narrative summaries.
Assess patients for changes in status and institute appropriate interventions, including emergency stabilization.
Incorporate clinical research findings into standards of care.
Support IRB-approved clinical research and trials, including consent, ordering tests, recording results, administering interventions, and documenting and reporting outcomes and adverse events.
Participate in quality and performance improvement activities and clinical research.
Serve as a clinical expert and education consultant to nursing, healthcare team members, and the community.
Identify family education needs and participate in teaching opportunities.
Assess educational needs and plan, provide, and evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and the community.
Manage airway care, interpret ABGs, chest X-rays, ultrasounds, and chest CTs; conduct daily rounds and manage new consults, admissions, discharges, and advanced care planning.
Attend multidisciplinary rounds, participate in at least one hospital committee and the Critical Care Center of Excellence, and attend journal club and grand rounds.
Work with consultant groups, registered nurses, and care coordinators; participate in new-hire education; monitor and respond to emails; and attend four in-person staff meetings annually.
Maintain CME hours, state licensure, national recertification, and procedural skills documentation as required.