UPMC Central Pa is accepting experienced as well as new graduate physician assistant and/or nurse practitioner candidates to join the Emergency Medicine Department APEP program.

Goals of APEP Program: To provide consistent, evidence based, and structured education on specialty specific; typical and atypical patient presentations. The focus will be on appropriate management, intervention, and the disposition of the Emergency Department Patient

Program Structure: The 12-month program will follow the NCCPA content blueprint which includes cardiovascular, dermatologic, endocrine, eyes, ears, nose, throat, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, hematologic, musculoskeletal, neurologic, psycho-behavioral, pulmonary, renal, reproductive, environmental, infectious disease, toxicology, trauma, procedures, and other skills.

Clinical Details:

• Rotating 4 central PA hospital emergency departments:
• Harrisburg Hospital urban setting with 61,000 visits per year, 52-Bed Emergency Department
• Community General Hospital community setting with 31,000 visits per year, 21 bed Emergency Department
• West Shore Hospital community setting with 27,000 visits per year, 28 bed Emergency Department
• Carlisle Hospital community setting with 27,000 visits per year, 27 bed Emergency Department
• Staffed by a strong, experienced APP team
• EPIC EMR system-wide

Professional Skills:

• Graduate of an approved physician assistant / nurse practitioner program
• Must have ACLS and PALS certifications
• Commitment to teamwork, providing high-quality, compassionate care and delivering exceptional clinical outcomes

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Medical malpractice insurance
• Collegiate environment dedicated to practitioner growth
• New graduates or those new to emergency medicine will be placed into APEP:EM which is a structured educational postgraduate transition to top of license practice program for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).

About South Central Pennsylvania

• Features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment.
• Close to historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous Hershey Park and Hershey's Chocolate World.
• Offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities.
• Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20% of Pennsylvania.
• With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 101.2 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.
• Listed among Forbes.com “America's Most Livable Cities,” and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's “Best Cities to Live” in 2017, we are a two- to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

About UPMC in Central Pa:

UPMC in Central Pa. is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. As part of the UPMC not-for-profit system, UPMC in Central Pa. cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care, and leading-edge diagnostic services. UPMC in Central Pa. includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,160 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees. It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Lititz.