PA or FNP, Staff or Senior - Emergency Departments - Central PA

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC is hiring full-time Physician Assistants or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners to support its Emergency Departments at Community General Hospital, Harrisburg Hospital, West Shore Hospital, Carlisle Hospital, Hanover Hospital, and Memorial Hospital in Central Pennsylvania. The Staff or Senior Advanced Practice Provider is a member of the care delivery team and provides patient care under physician supervision and in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals. The role includes managing care for patients and their families, exercising independent judgment, and building collaborative relationships to achieve patient outcomes across the continuum of care. Emergency Department APPs rotate among hospital campuses and roles. Work may include a basic or urgent care area, provider-in-triage duties such as seeing patients and initiating workups, and treating patients alongside attending physicians in the main Emergency Departments. The clinical scope ranges from urgent care needs to patients with stroke symptoms or requiring respiratory or cardiac support. The department works as a team with physicians and has residents at two campuses. New graduates may participate in UPMC’s APEP New Graduate Training Program, a structured, hands-on program intended to develop the clinical skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to practice as an APP in an Emergency Department. Participants work with experienced physicians, APPs, and other healthcare professionals and receive mentorship, clinical training, and ongoing education. New graduate applicants should include a personal statement explaining their interest in a postgraduate Emergency Medicine training position with UPMC in Central Pennsylvania. The position includes professional development, collaboration, and participation in improving patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. Staff-level APPs develop their practice with guidance and feedback; Senior-level APPs must meet additional experience, performance, professional contribution, and department approval criteria. Work involves rotating 10-hour shifts, with eight 10-hour shifts per week and every other weekend required.

Requirements

For CRNP applicants: successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program.
For CRNP applicants: current state RN license and CRNP certification; eligibility for Pennsylvania licensure and CRNP certification as specified in the posting.
For PA applicants: graduation from a physician assistant program accredited by ARC-PA.
For PA applicants: current state PA license and NCCPA certification.
Current CPR certification.
Required Act 33, Act 73, and Act 34 clearances.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with clinical and administrative colleagues, patients, and families.
Ability to work effectively in a complex environment and handle multiple or changing priorities and specialized equipment.
Critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care; good clinical judgment.
Mobility and visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients.
Knowledge and skills to interact appropriately with patients served, including principles of growth and development across the lifespan and assessment of age-specific needs.
For Senior Level: at least 3 years of experience or completion of a post-graduate residency.
For Senior Level: completion of national certification.
For Senior Level: maintain a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating or higher on annual performance evaluations for consideration and ongoing status.
For Senior Level: complete an OAPP-approved professional contribution within one year of hire or promotion and obtain department chair approval for promotion.
For Senior Level: required listed advanced certifications must meet AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire, subject to the stated outpatient-setting provision.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in an Emergency Department or Urgent Care, or completion of an Emergency Medicine Fellowship.
For CRNP applicants: BSN or MSN.
For CRNP applicants: professional nursing and/or nurse practitioner experience.
For PA applicants: BS or MS degree.
For PA applicants: experience as a physician assistant and/or experience in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with the care team.
Work in Emergency Department settings across hospital campuses, including triage, basic or urgent care areas, and main departments alongside attending physicians.
Assess patients, initiate workups, formulate plans of care, and provide care appropriate to individual and age-specific needs.
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families to support desired patient outcomes.
Communicate effectively with healthcare team members, patients, and families, both verbally and in documentation.
Apply critical thinking and good clinical judgment in professional practice and patient care.
Support patient safety, quality, satisfaction, and clinical improvement initiatives.
Pursue ongoing clinical learning and professional development, seek and use feedback, and help develop members of the healthcare team.
Identify patient and family education needs and provide basic education related to the episode of care.
Demonstrate accountability for professional practice, set priorities, build healthy working relationships, and participate in team initiatives.
Follow department policies and procedures and maintain required clearances, certifications, licensure, and hospital privileges when applicable.