Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant for Trauma Surgery - University of Toledo Physicians

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant for Trauma Surgery - University of Toledo Physicians

OPPORTUNITY CRITERIA

PROFESSION Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant

SPECIALTY

Acute Care, Surgery

LOAN REPAYMENT

Negotiable

SALARY RANGE

$140,000.00 to $150,000.00 / Year

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Part Time, Per Diem, Full Time

BONUSES OFFERED

Negotiable

NOT-FOR-PROFIT

501(c)(3)

NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT FOR TRAUMA SURGERY - UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO PHYSICIANS

Job Description:

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant functions within the collaborative agreement arranged with Physician. The APP will work autonomously and in collaboration with the Physicians within a Standard Care Arrangement (SCA) or Supervision Agreement (SA) to diagnose, treat, and manage individuals or population of patients. APPs can serve as healthcare resource providers, patient advocates and interdisciplinary consultant with the Health Care Team.

Position Highlights:

Provide overnight in-house call coverage for Trauma, Surgical ICU, General Surgery, and Vascular Surgery services 7 shifts every 2 weeks, with 12-hour shifts from 6:30 PM to 6:30

AM Responsibilities:

Responding to level II and level I trauma activations, conducting emergent consultations for trauma, general surgery, and vascular surgery Admitting the above listed surgical patients requiring inpatient care After appropriate training inpleted, performing bedside procedures such as suturing, I&D, line placement, chest tube placement, and assisting in the operating room as needed. Addressing urgent overnight floor calls and coordinating care with the attending physician on duty. Precepting/providing education to students rotating on service as needed. Demonstrate clinicalpetency and accountability in care for patients as identified in unit's Scope of Care Acts as a mentor/role model for staff as well as a resource person for nurses, medical assistants, and/or other ancillary staff. Maintains professional standards of attendance, appearance, demeanor, andpany values. Assumes responsibility and accountability of own actions, seeks out supervision as necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

 Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree in appropriate field

Certifications/Licensure:

State of Ohio Licensure-Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant COA from the Board of Nursing to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Ohio State Medical Board to practice as a Physician Assistant BLS Certified Eligible to obtain and/or maintain Certificate to

Prescribe/DEA Benefits:

UTP pension plan with employer contributions. Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage through the University of Toledo Paid time off, paid parental and maternity leave UT provides a Tuition Fee Waiver Program Long Term and Short-Term Disability UTP opts out of FICA, reducing the employee's payroll taxes

Working Conditions:

Must be able to work nights only, holidays and weekends. Tolerate busy environment that requires constant interaction with patients, employees, students, residents, and physicians. Requires prolonged walking and standing. Occasional lifting of patients sometimes over 200 pounds. Occasional carrying of items weighing up to 30 pounds required. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range and manual dexterity. Requires the ability to operate various types of office equipment, including but not limited to: Personalputer, fax machines, copiers, telephones Exposure tomunicable diseases and/or body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditionsmon to a clinic environment on a daily basis. Must be able to work effectively both with internal and external customers in stressful situations. The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the people so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, height, weight, familial or marital status, or genetics. Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO PHYSICIANS

The University of Toledo Physicians strives to provide the highest quality personalized care to patients throughout Ohio and Southeastern Michigan. Representing more than 300 providers, UT Physicians are the leaders in clinical care, serving patients in a wide range of medical specialties from the mostplex diagnoses and treatments to primary care for the entire family. We are the academic practice plan of the University of Toledo. Our providers practice at hospitals and medical practices throughout the surrounding areas and provide the greatest quality of care to patients across the region. In addition to providing clinical services, theanization embodies superior administrative practice management services including credentialing, health plan enrollment, managed care contracting,pliance, fee schedule maintenance, billing, payment processing, and collection services. "The mission of University of Toledo Physicians, LLC, is to provide the highest quality,prehensive, cost-efficient and effective healthcare in a patient-centered environment, distinguished by national leadership in medical education and research."