Vascular Thoracic Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) in Vascular and Thoracic Surgery

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Job Description

We are looking for minimum of 1 year experience in vascular and thoracic surgery. Join a multifaceted team that covers vascular and thoracic surgery. The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will:

• Be trained to cover all aspects of vascular and thoracic care.
• Will have the opportunity to cross cover other APP led service lines.
• Performs routine and expanded job descriptions as listed in the provider's delegation agreement on file with the Maryland Board of Physicians or Maryland Board of Nursing. In collaboration with the physician care team, the APP will:
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to critically ill patients.
• Obtain medical histories, examines patients, rounds daily, orders and interprets tests, makes initial diagnoses, and orders treatments.
• Communicate effectively with attending physicians, other medical teams, team members, and patients and their families.
• Administer therapeutic procedures such as placement of intracranial monitoring systems, extra ventricular drains, VP shunt taps, suturing, and wound care.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families.
• May first assist in the operating room when necessary.
• Essential Skills include:
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters.
• Ability to handle and triage multiple priorities, work independently, take initiative in achieving expected results, and handle confidential information.
• Demonstrate competence and skill in required tasks and procedures.
• Demonstrate skills in making effective decisions, quality improvement activities, problem solving, crisis management, organizing work and meeting deadlines, attention to detail and follow through, resource management, ability to work successfully with diverse types of individuals including management, clinical staff, and the public.
• Meets all team and organizational deadlines for task requests, project/initiative submissions, evaluations, compliance items.
• Performs according to Maryland Board of Physician or Board of Nursing standards and expanded job description procedural protocols.
• Maintains a procedure complication rate less than the national average.
• Facilitates excellence in quality assurance and the delivery of patient care as part of our High Reliability Organization.
• Provides optimal quality of patient care while following safety guidelines.
• Contributes to cohesive group relations; uses open communication to resolve problems in and between departments.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional department and organizational core values.
• Follows Capital Region Health's High Reliability Organization principles of patient safety, zero harm, professionalism, and mutual respect for patients, families, and coworkers.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written interpersonal skills.
• Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
• Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
• Participates in APP Council meetings, Heart and Vascular Institute team meetings, APP and team educational opportunities, and other learning opportunities as they arise.
• Engages in leadership activities including but not limited to APP representation on committees, training and education of other APPs, or specific event or team.
• Demonstrates competence and skill in required tasks and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and competency in required subspecialty.
• Completes at least 50 hours of Category I CME every two years.
• Performs according to Maryland Board of Physician or Board of Nursing standards and expanded job description procedural protocols.
• Maintains a procedure complication rate less than the national average.
• Facilitates excellence in quality assurance and the delivery of patient care as part of our High Reliability Organization.
• Provides optimal quality of patient care while following safety guidelines.
• Contributes to cohesive group relations; uses open communication to resolve problems in and between departments.

Qualifications

• PAs: Bachelor's degree, graduation from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program, and certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician's Assistants are required. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Physicians.
• NPs: Bachelor's degree, RN experience, and completion of Acute Nurse Practitioner degree. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• Credentialing must be obtained from UM Capital Region Health's Medical Staff Office and maintenance of BLS/ACLS certification is required. ATLS certification preferred.
• Salary is commensurate with clinical experience.

Additional Information

As a UMMS provider, you can expect:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off
• CME hours and CME allowance
• Retirement plan 403-B with employer match

Be part of a rich tradition of Medicine while shaping the future of care delivery.

We are not accepting inquiries or solicitations from 3rd party recruiters/search firms.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Pay Range: $61.63 - $81.35