Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team at Ochsner Health. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide exceptional patient care and work collaboratively with our medical staff to deliver high-quality patient outcomes.
Job Summary:
The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will be responsible for providing primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of critically ill patients, teaching of residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education and discharge planning.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize the approved medical practices process in the delivery of all patient care.
- Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served in assigned areas.
- Maintains an attitude of inquiry towards medical practices and patient care outcomes, and may develop research methodology.
- Provides education experiences to patient families, staff, other health professionals, and to the community.
- Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Requirements:
- Master's or Doctorate degree as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse OR Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
- Current license as a Physician Assistant in the state of practice National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certified Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification from the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association Eligible for Prescriptive Authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Medical Examiners
Working Conditions:
The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases.
There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.
Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste.
The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.
Ochsner Health is committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
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