PA or CRNP (ACNP), Critical Care Medicine

Job Description: UPMC Hamot is hiring a full-time Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) to support their Critical Care Medicine department. This is a contracted position working 13 12-hour shifts per month from 5a-5p or 5p-5a. The role will work a mix of both day and night shifts including weekends. Previous ICU experience is strongly preferred.\nThis position will work in the ICU Patient Care Tower opened in 2021 containing 64 ICU beds. Current group includes 16 Critical Care Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who function at the top of their scope of practice, including credentialing for advanced special procedures (Central lines, Arterial lines and Intubation). \nSee what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers - it's more than just a job! \nWhat Can You Bring to UPMC? \n\nContribute to UPMC's mission of Life Changing Medicine \nSet the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team \nProvide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. \nEstablish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. \nDemonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession \n\nWhat UPMC Can Do for You: \n\nA career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future \nHealth and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program \nWork life balance to help manage other importance aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave \nCompetitive pay for the work that you do - base pay, merit, and premium pay, Sign-On Bonus if applicable \n\nStaff Level: \nThe Staff Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and a member of the care delivery team. The Staff APP is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Staff APP has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of care through supervision by and collaboration with a physician. The Staff APP manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The role of the Staff APP encompasses the beginnings of leadership, partnership, collaboration and supervision. The Staff APP establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Staff APP begins to demonstrate a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession. \nThe successful candidate will be placed according to years and months of experience for employment purposes.\nDemonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the patients served as specified below \nDemonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span \nPossess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs \nProvide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures \n\nSpecial Skills and Abilities Required: \n\nAbility to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families \nAbility to work productively and effectively within a complex environment \nHandle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment \nCritical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care \nGood clinical judgment \nCritical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in application of acceptable standards of practice \nMobility and visual manual dexterity \nPhysical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients \n\nThis position is dependent upon successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice. \nLicensure, Education, Certifications, and Clearances \nPA: \n\nA graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required \nBS or MS candidate is preferred \nExperience as a physician assistant and/or experience in a clinical setting is preferred \nPA license certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in Pennsylvania is required\nCurrent CPR certification is required \nAct 34 Clearance required \n\nCRNP: \n\nThe successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program is required \nBSN, MSN is preferred \nProfessional nursing experience and/or nurse practitioner experience is preferred \nCurrent state RN license and CRNP certification are required \nNational certification, eligible for licensure by Pennsylvania board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Pennsylvania state board of nursing \nCurrent CPR certification is required \nAct 34 Clearance required \n\nUPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy. \nUPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran