Advanced Practice Provider: Pulmonology MICU (West)

Advanced Practice Provider - Pulmonology MICU (West)

The Queen's Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization with four hospitals, over 70 specialty health care locations, and labs throughout the Pacific region, including Hawai'i. With a rich history of serving the people of Hawai'i, Queen's is the state's largest employer, with over 10,000 caregivers, medical staff and leadership. Queen's is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our state-of-the-art facilities serve as the major referral center for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral health medicine, and is a major teaching hospital. The Queen's Pulmonary and Critical Care is a team of experts who evaluates and treats patients with lung diseases in our pulmonary clinics and cares for critically ill patients in our Medical Intensive Care Unit at The Queen's Medical Center Punchbowl campus and Intensive Care Unit at The Queen's Medical Center West Oahu campus. Our team is composed of 5 outpatient pulmonologists, 11 pulmonary/critical care physicians, 3 sleep trained physicians, 3 critical care doctors, and 1 acute care nurse practitioner. Our team offers clinical expertise and experience, specialized medical treatment and personalized care for patients with a variety of acute and chronic pulmonary conditions and critical care illnesses. In our pulmonary clinics on Oahu, Molokai and Big Island, our lung specialists treat a wide variety of conditions that can affect lungs and ability to breathe. Through our subspecialty programs, we offer timely, comprehensive consultation for patients with both common and complex lung diseases by our leading experts. If you or a loved one is critically ill, you want the best care possible. In the Intensive Care Units at The Queen's Medical Center, specialized teams care for patients around the clock in settings designed to provide optimal care. From expertly-trained doctors who are specialists in their field to specially trained nurses, to dieticians and respiratory therapists, you are in the best of hands day and night.

I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

An Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a medical provider who treats, diagnoses, prescribes, and/or performs or assists in surgical procedures. APPs are licensed healthcare professionals, credentialed and privileged through the Medical Staff Office. APPs work collaboratively with physicians and the care team in all areas of the hospital and clinics to create a seamless environment of care. APPs are highly knowledgeable and serve as an essential part of the development and implementation of patients' care. The APP develops protocols for care, as appropriate, serves as a health care researcher, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.

II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking.

Continuous: sitting, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods.

Frequent: walking.

Occasional: standing, stooping/bending, climbing stairs, walking on uneven ground, lifting and carrying usual weight of 1 pound up to 5 pounds, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, frequent gripping of an object.

III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.

May be exposed to communicable disease and body fluids, and chemicals.

May be required to deal with hostile patients and/or families.

IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

Current Hawaii State license as an APRN or Physician Assistant in good standing

If licensed as an APRN, specialty board certification aligned with area of assignment is required.

Depending on area of assignment, prescriptive authority for non-controlled and controlled substances may be required.

Depending on area of assignment, additional certification(s) may be required.

Credentialing and privileging required if providing medical level of care.

Current BLS certification.

B. EXPERIENCE:

If licensed as an APRN, two (2) years nursing experience or successful completion of an APRN Fellowship Program for any APRN position.

One (1) year of clinical experience working as an APRN or Physician Assistant preferred.

Additional Requirements EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

Current board certification in one (1) of the following:

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)

Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

Credentialing and privileging required.

Prescriptive authority for non-controlled and controlled substances.

Current ACLS certification.

Base salary $161,949.00 year Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet