Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

4 days ago


New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Ochsner Health Full time
Job Summary

Ochsner Health is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our team in a collaborative care model. This role will work closely with residents, fellows, attendings, and staff to provide high-quality patient care in emergency medicine settings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of critically ill patients, and teaching of residents and medical students.
  • Collaborate with PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinators to plan, implement, and evaluate medical and nursing care.
  • Assume responsibility for patient education and discharge planning.
  • Develop and implement research methodologies to improve patient care outcomes.
  • Provide education experiences to patient families, staff, and the community.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
  • Master's degree in nursing.
  • State of Louisiana License as a Physician Assistant, NCCPA Certified, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) / Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Eligible for Louisiana Prescriptive Authority as outlined by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
  • Current License as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of practice.
  • Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANPCP Certified for Family Nurse Practitioner or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANPCP Certified.
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) / 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 Nursing.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 3 years' related working experience.
Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.



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