CO Sr. Physician Assistant
About The Position
We are seeking a Sr Physician Assistant who will work with attending physicians, residents, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others to provide patient care in various intensive care units, including surgical, burn, and neuro. Applicants must have advanced clinical skills and have demonstrated the ability to apply theoretical concepts as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team providing care to patients and their families. Applicants must have the ability to diagnose patients and to implement a medical care plan for the long and short-term care of acute and chronic health conditions in the intensive care unit. Position requires the ability to apply critical-thinking and problem solving skills to function effectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing work environment. Apply evidence-based decision-making when assessing and treating patients. Communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Collaborate with other services, other units, and other departments. Function with minimal supervision within the scope of their practice as part of the critical care team. Teach and mentor junior staff and rotating house-staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Certification by the NCCPA or similar national certifying body.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in related clinical area and obtained proficiency in area of specialty.
Nice To Haves
- Five years related experience preferred.
- Residency or fellowship programs in area of specialization may substitute for some experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Responsibilities
- Works independently with supervision and medical direction by Critical Care Attending Physicians.
- Coordinates patient care provided by a multi-disciplinary team of specialty care practitioners.
- Obtains medical histories and perform physical examinations.
- Orders and interprets laboratory tests, X-rays, and other diagnostic studies.
- Interprets information from invasive and non-invasive monitors.
- Initiates or modifies routine, complex, and emergent medication regimens and therapies.
- Performs emergent, urgent, and routine procedures, if credentialed to do so.
- Inserts peripheral and central venous catheters.
- Inserts pulmonary artery catheters.
- Inserts temporary transvenous cardiac pacemakers.
- Inserts chest tubes or performs a thoracentesis.
- Performs conscious IV sedation.
- Inserts peripheral arterial catheters.
- Controls external hemorrhage.
- Inserts Oral or Naso-gastric tubes.
- Inserts urinary drainage catheters (Foley catheter).
- Performs cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR/ACLS).
- Performs electrical cardioversion.
- Assists with tracheal intubation, cricothyroidotomy, tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for organizing time and workload to meet patient, staff, and department need.
- Serves as an educational and clinical resource to nursing and multi-disciplinary staff as well as to patients and their families.
- Teach and mentor junior staff and rotating house-staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
