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Critical Care Medicine APP - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
MedStar Health offers a uniquely rewarding career in a major marketplace. Shape your future in health care in the kind of setting that's right for you and your practice. Become part of an organization that welcomes your experience, input, and leadership—as a clinician and healthcare expert.
Our MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a 40-bed hospital, where Critical Care APPs work autonomously, but collaboratively with intensive care physicians and a multidisciplinary team to provide emergent and urgent care to patients in critical conditions, including leading Rapid Response and Code Blue teams. The APP will actively participate in daily rounds and will develop and implement a plan of care which is consistent with evidence-based medical standards and quality initiatives. The critical care APP will also lead the Code Team, participate in Rapid Response, and will also be called upon to perform critical care consultation for unstable patients which may require ICU upgrade on various units throughout the hospital.
Essential job duties include:
- Providing emergent and urgent care to patients in critical condition.
- Performing histories and physical examinations of patients.
- Establishing appropriate medical diagnoses based on patient history, chart review, physical exam, lab testing, and radiographic imaging
- Recommending, initiating, and managing appropriate therapeutic interventions for various pathologies, including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and acid-base disturbances.
- Presenting patients on daily rounds with the ICU attending and multidisciplinary team.
- Collaborating with all involved care teams, including other consultants.
- Performing bedside procedures, including insertion of central venous, A-Lines, non-tunneled dialysis, and arterial catheters, as well as chest tubes and thoracentesis.
- Communicating between healthcare professionals to promote safe patient transition between shifts, services, and/or levels of care.
- Educating and supervising new graduate APPs and students where appropriate.
Requirements:
- Graduation from an accredited physician assistant program.
- NCCPA (physician assistant) certification.
- BLS and ACLS certifications.
- One year of critical care experience or in-patient hospital medicine is preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience in advanced procedures.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement contribution matching
- CME/licensing/credentialing reimbursement
As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity for a rewarding career filled with positive patient experiences and continual professional growth and development. The Mid-Atlantic region feature a mix of communities, from the urban neighborhoods to the suburbs and rural areas of surrounding counties.
Be the provider you were meant to be, here at MedStar Health.
To apply, please forward CV to dawn.m.skupin@medstar.net
This position has a hiring range of $117,000 - $180,000.
Be a part of a nationally recognized health system and the largest provider of health services in the Baltimore/Washington region. With our vast resources and capabilities at your disposal, you can expand your clinical expertise. Enjoy a rich career and a quality of life unique to the mid-Atlantic region, which features a mix of urban, suburban, and rural communities. For immediate consideration, please send your CV to: Dawn.M.Skupin@medstar.net.
In addition to your salary, MedStar Health offers a comprehensive healthcare package (including medical, dental and vision subject to eligibility requirements) and other benefits. The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by MedStar Health.? MedStar Health is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.
The hiring range is the range MedStar Health, in good faith, believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on work experience, education and/or skill level, etc. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in MedStar Health's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at MedStar Health's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Why MedStar Health? At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:
· Strong emphasis on teamwork—our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.
· Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity—we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.
· Comprehensive total rewards package—including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
· More career opportunities closer to home—as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.
MedStar Health is an equal opportunity employer and 501(c)(3) organization.Apply on company website
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