Physician Assistant - Critical Care Owensboro

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

About The Position

Under the supervision of a physician, the Physician Assistant provides direct diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services in the adult intensive care unit. The role works in Pulmonology at Owensboro Health Medical Group in Owensboro, Kentucky, on a seven-days-on, seven-days-off schedule and participates in weekend coverage every other weekend. The position is full-time at 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period). The Physician Assistant supports intensive care admissions, consultations, daily progress notes, transfers, and coordination of care among medical specialties. The role participates in rounding with the intensivist and multidisciplinary intensive care team, assists with procedures, supports basic ventilator management, and performs critical care ultrasound procedures. It requires critical thinking and decisive judgment, work under direct supervision, and the ability to take appropriate action in a stressful environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies, or a bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field, required upon hire.
Current licensure as a Physician Assistant in Kentucky required upon hire.
Current NCCPA certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants required upon hire.
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association, or Advanced Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through the American Red Cross, required upon hire.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work under direct supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient histories and perform assessments through observation, interviews, and examinations.
Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures.
Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers.
Counsel and educate patients and their families or caregivers about preventive health and treatment options.
Document assessments and patient care plans accurately and promptly.
Assist with admissions, consultations, daily progress notes, and transfers from the critical care unit.
Coordinate care between medical specialties.
Participate in morning rounds with the intensivist and rounds with the multidisciplinary intensive care team.
Assist the intensivist with central line and arterial line placement; additional procedures may include chest tube placement and thoracentesis with pulmonologists or intensivists.
Assist with basic ventilator management.
Perform critical care ultrasound procedures.
Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and procedures and work consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.