Advanced Practice - Critical Care position opening in: Tulsa, OK
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/15/24
**NP/PA Needed for Cardiac Intensivist Program**
**Located in Tulsa, 49m to Muskogee**
**Full Time Position**
Group's Heart and Vascular Institute, has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider on the cardiac critical care service. Our team consists of advanced practice providers who function autonomously and in collaboration with health care professionals to diagnose, treat and manage patients' health problems. They independently develop diagnostic decision-making skills which allow for accurate assessment, appropriate intervention, diagnostic reasoning, and care planning with a holistic approach.
Our service manages a highly complex cohort of patients in an intensive care setting, to include traditional and complex cardiac surgical patients requiring Ventricular Assist Devices, as well as patients requiring acute heart/lung rescue with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO.)
Distinct functions of the position include direct patient management, clinical decision making, bedside procedures (including central venous lines, arterial lines, and intubation) and teaching of patients, family, and staff.
Clinical works hours are variable including days, nights, weekends, and holidays with 14 shifts per four (4) week period. Our service is fully staffed 24/7 by APPs.
**Essential Functions**
The Advanced Practice Provider responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Initiates and completes detailed and problem focused patient assessments.
Diagnoses and initiates treatment plans for patients with complex acute health problems.
Conducts daily rounds at bedside with multi-disciplinary members of the health care team.
Writes and performs: History & Physicals, Daily and Interval Critical Care Progress Notes, Consults and Discharge Notes.
Orders and initiates appropriate medications, treatments, and consultations based upon analysis of data collected.
Orders and performs procedures such as central venous lines, temporary dialysis lines, arterial access, intubation, chest tubes, electrical cardioversion, and assists in the initiation and discontinuation of acute mechanical circulatory devices.
Educates the patient and family regarding diagnosis, prescribed treatments, and medications.
**Accountability**
The Advanced Practice Provider reports to their Advanced Practice Provider Manager and upholds the clinical and ethical standards set forth by the Office of Advanced Practice and Medical Executive Office.
**About Health System**
Health System is an integrated, medically based, not-for-profit health system. Our team of over 10,000 physicians and staff members makes us one of Tulsa's largest employers. As a Catholic organization, this group is true to its mission and values. We believe that healthcare is a basic human right, and that each patient should be treated with dignity and integrity. We foster a collaborative workplace where each person is valued and appreciated for his/her contribution.
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