Advanced Practice Provider ICU - University Hospitals
Westlake, OH
About the Job
Description
Seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for a Critical Care House Officer role at St. John Medical Center. This position will work Day/Night or straight nights (night shiftPremium pay) androtating weekends and holidays. Nurse practitioner must be AGACNP and will consider new grads with critical care background.
Position Summary/Essential Duties: (Critical-Care)
- Provides medical and surgical management for critical-care service and also serves as the Surgical House Officer (hospital wide) during night shift.
- Critical-care duties include managing the comprehensive care of acutely and chronically critically ill or injured patients 13 years of age and older in collaboration with the intensivist physician on duty (or on-call).
- Advanced skills of comprehensive airway management including endotracheal intubations using direct laryngoscopy and video assisted laryngoscopy, surgical airway management including open surgical cricothyrotomy, ventilator management, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, and high-flow modalities.
- Invasive procedures to include central lines, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC lines), mid-lines, arterial lines, tube thoracostomy, dialysis catheters, cooling catheters, and various urinary catheters as indicated.
- Selection, implementation, management, and titration of vasoactive drugs, insulin infusions, sedation, and analgesia.
- Responds to all full trauma activations in ED, intracranial hemorrhages and aortic syndromes that are being transferred to a higher level of care in the ED.
- The above listed critical-care duties require that this position must be certified as an acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP)
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Position Requirements:
Demonstrated competence as a practitioner
Effective oral and written communication skills
A variety of technical patient care devices specific to the clinical area
Computers and selected office equipment
Education/Expertise:
Nurse Practitioner: Nursing Doctorate or Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis on clinical practice.
ACNP board certification, required
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Physician Assistant: Completion of a formal Physician Assistant training from an accredited program with NCCPA certification.
Required Credentials, Licensure or Certification (i.e. RN, RRT):
Nurse Practitioner: BLS required; ACLS preferred; Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Ohio.; Current APRN license to practice in Ohio.
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Physician Assistant: BLS required; ACLS preferred;; NCCPA-Certified.; DEA license