Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care, Casual, Days
Core
Provide direct clinical care, diagnosis, and management for a shared ICU census of 6 to 20 patients in a critical care setting.
Role type
Casual Critical Care Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Builds
Inpatient critical care services for ICU patients
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment and diagnosis, medication and therapy prescription, order interpretation (labs, x-rays), patient and family education, quality improvement participation, research integration, professional advocacy
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive patient appraisals via health histories and physical examinations, prescribe and order medications and therapies, evaluate patients for further care needs, document all care and procedures in medical records, refer to other disciplines as appropriate, serve as a consultant to other disciplines, integrate research-based knowledge in decision making, maintain certifications and continuing education, participate in unit committees and task forces, provide formal education to internal and external groups, participate in quality improvement and research initiatives
Seniority
Casual, part-time (0.1 FTE)