Zero Assigned NP/PA Emergency Medicine Summit

Advocate Health

12d•$59 - $89

About The Position

The Zero Assigned NP/PA Emergency Medicine role provides emergency medicine care as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The clinician assesses and diagnoses patients and determines or modifies treatment and management plans appropriate to patient age, acuity, and clinical condition. Care includes ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic studies; prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions; and providing health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling to patients and families. The clinician coordinates care with healthcare team members and community agencies, consults or refers to physicians and other professionals as appropriate, and escalates patients who need emergent or specialized care. The role also includes accurate and timely electronic medical record documentation, compliant coding and billing, and procedures within the clinician’s specialty, competency, and granted privileges. This is a part-time position with 10–12-hour shifts, including weekends and holidays, averaging two shifts per month. The position has zero hours assigned per week and is not benefits eligible. The listed pay range is $59.00–$88.50.

Requirements

Active physician assistant license(s) in the state(s) of practice.
Active PA national board certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Active DEA registration before hire.
For practice in Illinois, an active Illinois Controlled Substance License before hire.
Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications as required by clinical practice, before or within six months of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant.
No experience required.
Demonstrated high clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills.
Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a healthcare team.
Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate and build relationships.
Organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday.
Functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, and carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance.
Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patients and determine or modify treatment and management plans appropriate to age, acuity, and clinical condition.
Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
Manage conditions using clinical indications, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families.
Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice; obtain consultation or referrals and escalate care when appropriate.
Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical record documentation and submit professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.
Facilitate coordinated care and clear communication among healthcare team members and health or community agencies.
Perform office or hospital procedures consistent with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges, where applicable.
Participate in quality, safety, peer review, performance activities, meetings, committees, and workgroups as necessary.
Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals.
Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
Maintain productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics for safe and timely patient care.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and applying age-specific patient information and requirements.