MICU/CTICU APP Saint Louis University Hospital - Full Time

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiates and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.

• Provides educational services to nursing and ancillary departments and serves as an educational consultant on clinical practice issues.

• Applies evidence based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care.

• Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by collaborating with physicians to deliver best care.

• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.

• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.

• Board certification by a national recognized certifying board in the appropriate population focus

• Current or compact RN license in appropriate state

• Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• And

• APN Controlled Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• And

• Full Practice Authority APRN Control Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• And

• Full Practice Authority APRN - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

  • Or

• Registered Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

• And

• Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Supervising Physician(s) and in association with hospital/clinical staff, assists in the delivery of quality medical care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attends initially to a patient in any setting to obtain a personal medical history, perform an appropriate physical examination, and record and present pertinent data concerning the patient, including all screenings and diagnostics, in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.

• Performs, or assists in performing, routine diagnostic studies as appropriate for the specific practice setting.

• Performs routine therapeutic procedures, including, but not limited to; injections immunizations; suturing and care of wounds; application and removal of splints or cast; and oral medications.

• Instructs and counsels patients on physical and mental health, including diet, disease, normal growth and development.

• Depending upon specialty of practice, assists the physicians in the hospital by making patient rounds, recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording discharge summaries, and accurately writing and executing orders under the supervision of a physician and with physician co-signature as required.

• Reflecting specialty of practice, abides by the bylaws, advanced practice provider guidelines, and other hospital regulations concerning clinical privileges, rules of conduct, parking regulations, and no solicitation. Does not participate in any activity that is not approved by hospital credentialing. Adheres to policies on "physician extenders" and "supervision of advanced practice providers in the hospital setting."

• Assists in the delivery of medical care to the patient by reviewing and monitoring treatment and the therapy plans.

• Performs independently evaluative and treatment procedures necessary to provide an appropriate response to life-threatening emergency situation.

• Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community health care facilities, agencies, and resources.

• Issues written prescriptions orders for drugs under the supervision of the physician.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of a nationally accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program

• Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) through successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE)

• Current PA licensure in appropriate state

EXPERIENCE

• One year healthcare experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Physician Assistant in Medicine, Licensed - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Physician Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Acknowledgement of receipt of application for Physician Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board

  • Or

• Physician Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Physician Assistant - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Licenses / Certifications:

Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Work Shift:

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ Prfee IM-Pulmonary MICU 3

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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