Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care APP - Medical Stepdown Unit - Full Time
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion, a Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center, and a Primary Stroke Center. The hospital also has multiple outpatient sites. This role is for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care APP on the Medical Stepdown Unit, Full Time. The Physician Assistant Service is dedicated to providing quality, professional, cost-effective health care. Physician assistants (PA) practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician, fulfilling a broad range of medical services. The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) provides high-acuity inpatient care for adult patients admitted to the Medical Stepdown Unit. Working in collaboration with Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and consulting specialists, the APP manages patients with complex medical conditions requiring continuous monitoring, advanced therapies, and frequent clinical reassessment. The APP functions with a high degree of autonomy in evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and stabilizing patients at risk for clinical deterioration while promoting safe transitions of care and preventing ICU readmissions. The Medical Stepdown Unit serves as an intermediate level of care between the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and general medical-surgical units.
Requirements
- Graduate of a PA program accredited by The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or its predecessor.
- Current NCCPA certification
- Current New York State license as Registered Physician Assistant
- Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association.
- Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP or AGACNP) certification strongly preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
- NCCPA certification required.
- Physician Assistant Lic-NYS
- Ntl Com Cert Physician Asst
- Basic Life Support Cert
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Life Support certification (ACLS, PALS) through the American Heart Association or Neonatal Resuscitation certification (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics may be required based on your selected privileges.
- Advanced knowledge of critical care physiology and pathophysiology.
- Expertise in management of respiratory, cardiovascular, infectious, and metabolic emergencies.
- Strong procedural and bedside ultrasound skills.
- Ability to independently assess and manage high-acuity patients.
- Expertise in ventilatory support and hemodynamic monitoring.
- Excellent interdisciplinary communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to function effectively in high-stress clinical environments.
Responsibilities
- Introduces/identifies self as a physician assistant
- Performs initial assessment/history and physical examination
- Orders and interprets tests/results(lab, radiol., ekg, etc.)based on patient need
- Documents care in the chart in accordance with Hospital policy & procedure
- Formulates diagnoses
- Formulates and implements treatment plan
- Consults with physician when required based on patient's condition
- Reassesses patients
- Orders, applies, removes, reapplies restraints
- Provides emergency medical care including Code 64 management
- Triages patients--ED only
- Performs Trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only)
- Legibly documents in patient chart, departmental forms, and any other Hospital forms all pertinent patient information following departmental and Hospital policies.
- Documents any patient or family education on the Hospital patient and family education form.
- All orders and entries dated and timed
- Level of documentation matches severity of situation
- Results of tests ordered documented
- Procedure notes completed
- Follow-up/consultation with physician documented
- Verbal/telephone orders signed, dated, and timed by end of shift
- Billing forms completed fully and submitted--house only
- Discharge instructions written and given-ED only
- Explains procedure to patient/family
- Uses sterile technique
- Performs procedures following accepted standards of care--IVs, foley cath, NGT, CVL removal, etc.
- Suturing-technique, suture selection, etc.
- Splinting-technique-ED only
- Assists in surgery-technique-OR credentialled only
- Performs CAT scan/MRI injections
- Demonstrates positive Service Excellence/customer satisfaction, positive attitude towards change, effective time management, positive communication skills, the ability to constructively give and accept feedback, and solid problem solving skills
- Demonstrates the medical, technical, and personal skills to assess, reassess, & manage patients
- Knows one's limitations and seeks help if needed
- Demonstrates the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
- Works as team member in multidisciplinary manner
- Maintains knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading appropriate journals, books and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences and the like. Assists in inter-and intra-departmental instruction.
- Abides by all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
- Answers pages immediately (unless busy) using name and title-house only
- Participates in performance assessment and improvement studies
Benefits
- The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
