Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Domain (A) Cardiovascular

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

This role is an integral part of the care delivery system and works with the healthcare team to provide a healing environment with customers first. The incumbent provides specialty and critical care services, primarily in an inpatient setting, for acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations. Care is provided in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and organizational policies, values, and mission. The role is used in areas requiring 24/7 coverage, including shifts, specialty certification, appropriately privileged advanced procedures, evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call coverage. The clinician provides comprehensive, evidence-based inpatient care, including daily rounds, medical history and physical assessments, treatment planning, diagnostic interpretation, emergency stabilization, documentation, discharge planning, patient and family education, and coordination with attending physicians and interdisciplinary teams. The position also involves ongoing professional education and participation in patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives.

Requirements

For Physician Assistant candidates: Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
For Physician Assistant candidates: Current Physician Assistant license in the practicing state.
For Physician Assistant candidates: PA-C certification or board eligibility.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: MSN from a practicing-state Board of Nursing-approved master’s program.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: National Board Certification through AANP, ANCC, NCC, or PNCB.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: Nurse Practitioner license in the practicing state.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: Prescriptive authority from the practicing state within 60 days of hire.
Drug Enforcement Agency licensure within 60 days of hire.
American Heart Association CPR.
ACLS certification.
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Physician Assistant candidates must successfully maintain ongoing NCCPA recertification within 90 days of hire.
The job description lists four to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, as a substitution.
The position requires the ability to provide coverage in areas operating 24/7, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call periods.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a Physician Assistant.
Experience in an emergency or critical care setting.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for acute inpatients, including daily rounds, medical history and physical assessments, treatment plans, diagnostic interpretation, and discharge planning.
Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies to guide treatment and establish diagnoses within the scope of practice.
Collaborate with attending physicians and the interdisciplinary team on patient care plans, and seek physician guidance for decisions outside the clinician’s scope or knowledge base.
Provide emergency treatment and stabilization for acute situations such as cardiac arrest, hemorrhage, or shock.
Document patient encounters, interventions, and outcomes promptly and accurately in the electronic medical record, meeting regulatory and institutional standards and supporting coding and billing.
Coordinate care and communicate with patients, families, community health services, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote continuity and a positive patient experience.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide culturally sensitive, age-appropriate education about conditions, treatment plans, and self-care.
Communicate with the attending physician about the plan of care and involve them in decisions outside the Physician Assistant’s knowledge or scope of practice.
Maintain mandatory professional continuing education and participate in patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives.
Perform hospital rounds, execute physician orders, and maintain professional practice consistent with organizational mission statements and specialty-specific privileges.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.