Acute Care NP/Physician Assistant - Trauma Surgery

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant functions within the collaborative agreement arranged with Physician. The APP will work autonomously and in collaboration with the Physicians within a Standard Care Arrangement (SCA) or Supervision Agreement (SA) to diagnose, treat, and manage individuals or population of patients. APPs can serve as healthcare resource providers, patient advocates and interdisciplinary consultant with the Health Care Team.

Responsibilities:

• The APP will work collaboratively with trauma surgeons, surgical intensivists, residents, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary teams, with primary responsibilities focused on Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) patient management and trauma call coverage.
• Respond to trauma activations and participate in the initial assessment, stabilization, and management of injured patients.
• Evaluate new trauma consultations and assist with admission, management, and disposition.
• Provide ongoing care to trauma patients throughout their hospitalization.
• Assist with urgent clinical interventions and procedures as appropriate.
• Support continuity of care through effective communication and patient handoffs.
• Provide overnight in-house call coverage for Trauma, Surgical ICU, General Surgery, and Vascular Surgery services.
• Working 50% day shift and 50% night shifts.
• Working a minimum of 36 hrs per week

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education : Graduate of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant Program; Masters Degree in appropriate field
• Certifications/Licensure :
• State of Ohio Licensure-Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant
• National Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• COA from the Board of Nursing to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Ohio State Medical Board to practice as a Physician Assistant
• BLS Certified
• Eligible to obtain and/or maintain Certificate to Prescribe/DEA

Benefits:

• UTP pension plan with employer contributions.
• Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage through the University of Toledo
• Paid time off, paid parental and maternity leave
• UT provides a Tuition Fee Waiver Program
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability
• UTP opts out of FICA, reducing the employee's payroll taxes

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work nights, holidays and weekends.
• Tolerate busy environment that requires constant interaction with patients, employees, students, residents, and physicians.
• Requires prolonged walking and standing. Occasional lifting of patients sometimes over 200 pounds.
• Occasional carrying of items weighing up to 30 pounds required.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range and manual dexterity.
• Requires the ability to operate various types of office equipment, including but not limited to: Personal computer, fax machines, copiers, telephones
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment on a daily basis.
• Must be able to work effectively both with internal and external customers in stressful situations.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the people so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, height, weight, familial or marital status, or genetics.

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