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 position is in Pulmonology at Owensboro Health Medical Group in Owensboro and follows a 7-days-on, 7-days-off schedule, with every other weekend required. This is a full-time position at 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period). The role supports admissions, consultations, daily progress notes, and transfers from the critical care unit; coordinates care among medical specialties; and participates in morning and multidisciplinary intensive care team rounds. The Physician Assistant assists with procedures and basic ventilator management and performs critical care ultrasound procedures. The position requires critical thinking and decisive judgment, work under direct supervision, and the ability to act appropriately in a stressful environment. The role also supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests and follows organizational policies and procedures and a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies upon hire, or a bachelor's degree or higher in a related field upon hire.
Current licensure as a Physician Assistant in Kentucky upon hire.
Current NCCPA certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants upon hire.
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification upon hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support through the American Heart Association or Advanced Life Support through the American Red Cross 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, interview, and examination.
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 in a timely manner.
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; adhere to organizational policies and procedures and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.