Job Summary
Job Description
Observation Medicine - APP (Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner)
Observation Unit
- Annual Volume: 2,000
- The average length of stay for patients: ~16 hours
- Number of beds in the observation unit: 12
Benefits
Financial Benefits:
- Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
- Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- USACS Orientation and Assemblies
- Professional Development Programs including:
- Scholars (Leadership Training)
- Efficiency Academy
- Engagement & Experience Academy
Hospital
- 131 beds
- 29-bed Emergency Department
- Services include:
- Critical Care Unit
- Labor & Delivery Services
- On-call services include:
- General surgery
- Neurology
- OB/GYN
- Orthopedics
- EMR: Cerner
community
MLK, Jr. Community Hospital is located in the medically underserved Second District of the County of Los Angeles. Los Angeles offers a multitude of cultural and entertainment options, including the Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theater, Huntington Library, and Getty Museum. The hospital is located just 10 miles from downtown, the LAX airport, and several beaches.
Other USACS services at this location
Emergency Department
- ED Volume: 124,000
- 29-bed Emergency Department
Hospitalist Service
- Average Daily Encounters: 178
- 16-18 patients per 12-hour shift
- 9 hospitalists during day shifts (12-hour shifts)
- 3 hospitalists during night shifts (12-hour shifts)
- 1 NP/PA during the day (7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.)
- Must be comfortable doing rapid responses/codes
- Closed ICU
- On-call services include:
- General surgery
- Neurology
- OB/GYN
- Orthopedics (including spine)
- Pulmonary
- Dedicated admitting service
- Dedicated rounding service
- Approximately 4,000 observation patients annually
Critical Care
- ICU Volume: 19
- ICU Beds: 20
- Staffing Model: 12-hour day shifts, 12-hour night shifts
- 8 patients per 12-hour shift
Details
- Shift hours: 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM and 3:45 PM - 1:45 AM
- Shifts are 10 hours in length
- APPs typically see ~10 patients/shift
- Number of APP shifts per day: 2
- Physician backup is available
About USACS
Seeking Experienced Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
At US Acute Care Solutions, you will have the opportunity to practice compassionate, attentive, and quality care with a group that invests in your growth, while valuing and rewarding your expertise. Our Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues, with support through their own local, regional, and national APP leadership. As the country s leading physician-owned acute care group, we understand how important it is to be supported in leadership by your APP colleagues to focus on what s important: quality patient care.
Salary
- Excellent compensation with an estimated employed W-2 base pay range of $68/hour to $74/hour PLUS comprehensive USACS benefits and a 10% company-funded 401k.