Job Summary
Job Description
Emergency Medicine - APP (Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner)
Emergency Department
- ED Volume: 64,000
- Level I Trauma Center
- 76 Patient Beds
- 12 Beds dedicated to behavioral health patients
- Direct access to transport to behavioral health pavilion through back corridors, if needed.
- The ED also offers specialized emergency services for geriatric patients
- AHA-Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center with above national average STEMI System response rates
- ACGME accredited three-year Emergency Medicine residency program, eight residents per class
- EPIC EMR
- MAT Program - Physician in Triage
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
- The 635-bed hospital is the largest hospital in the region and 1,200 members of medical staff
- Level 1 Trauma Center, a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Certified Stroke Center. Awarded nursing's highest honor - Magnet recognition - by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States are recognized as Magnet
- Comprehensive Stroke Care Center and Thrombectomy Capable Center
- Psychiatric Hospital
- Recently constructed Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavillion offers the ability to transport behavioral health patients directly from the ED
community
Akron is ideally located, with quick access to major cities like Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh. More than 20 distinct neighborhoods are available to residents, and the city boasts a vital arts and culture scene with sites such as the Akron Art Museum, Akron Civic Theatre; additional attractions include Cuyahoga Valley National Park, local festivals and the Akron Zoo and annual event, the All-American Soap Box Derby.
Other USACS services at this location
Hospitalist Service
- Average Daily Encounters: 247
- 15-20 per physician
- Seven-day physician coverage; one swing shift APP; two nocturnists per night
- Scheduling is seven days on; seven days off
- Teach Med Team several weeks per quarter
About USACS
Seeking Experienced Emergency Medicine 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. That s because, 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.