EHM Float Team APP | Full-Time

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Job ID: 1122451

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Opportunity Criteria

Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist

Profession: Physician Assistant

Details

Opportunity Details Job Title: Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner

Reports to: EHM APP Regional Managers

Appointment: Full time

Exempt/Non-exempt: Exempt

Compensation: 200k-250k annually

Locations: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Newark Beth Israel, Trinitas, Jersey City, Rahway, Clara Maas Medical Center, Community Medical Center, Monmouth South Medical Center Job Summary The float PA/NP is prepared to deliver primary health care, including but not limited to: recognition and management of common illnesses and injuries in the Emergency

Department and/or inpatient setting (HM, ICU), some of which may be determined by protocol; provision of care across the health care continuum with emphasis on the early detection and treatment of disease, as well as prevention.

Essential Non-Clinical Functions Of Job

• APP must be flexible and have the ability to travel to various RWJBarnabas locations on a regular basis based on staffing needs.
• APP must be able to work proficiently in HM, EM, and ICU

Essential Clinical Functions Of Job

• Work clinical shifts
• Membership to the medical staff and/or allied health staff
• Maintains appropriate certifications, licenses, and hospital privileges
• Obtains and records patient history and performs physical examinations
• Responsible for completing a medical screening exam
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic studies
• Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies or other therapies as appropriate
• Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a treatment plan, which may include ordering medications, additional therapeutic modalities, etc.
• Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care team. Initiates consultation request to other health professionals to provide more comprehensive patient management.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health; referring patients to appropriate specialists/resources
• Adequately manages patient flow in the ED/HM/ICU
• Performing other procedures as allowed by state law and under the direction of your supervising or collaborating physician
• Active participation in department staff meetings and risk management education
• Thorough and timely chart completion
• Completes required courses, i.e. HIPAA, EMTALA and other CME /CEU requirements
• Must be able work extended hours including weekdays, overnights, weekends, and holidays

Knowledge And Skills

• Medical knowledge, broad based understanding of clinical emergency and hospital medicine
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Maintains good working relationships with ED/HM/ICU team and hospital medical staff
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Works within legal, regulatory and ethical practice standards
• Flexibility with scheduling and willing to help out with urgent scheduling needs

Education And Work Experience

• Must have a minimum of 5 years relevant EM, HM, and/or ICU experience, ideally candidate will be proficient in all.
• Certification in applicable professional boards (NCCPA, ANCC, etc)
• Licenses to practice in the applicable State

Encourage active membership in a professional and state organizations

About RWJBarnabas Health RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey — whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state’s largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care .

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