Outpatient GI/Intestinal Transplant NP/PA - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Outpatient GI/Intestinal Transplant NP/PA - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Monday through Friday

Washington, DC

MedStar Medical Group offers a rewarding career with a unique patient population in the heart of Washington, D.C. Become part of an organization that welcomes your experience, input, and leadership-as a clinician and healthcare expert.

We are looking for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Outpatient GI/Intestinal Transplant team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The role of this advanced practice provider will be to manage the care of patients who require intestinal rehabilitation, evaluation for intestinal transplant, or have undergone bowel transplant.

This position is outpatient only and the work schedule will be Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.
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• Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Supports transplant evaluations and listing
• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage patient population
• Order and prescribe pharmacologic treatments and diagnostic testing to treat illness and improve health status
• Serve as an educational resource to patient and provider team
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, certifying renewal bodies, seeking educational opportunities when available, and participates in prfessional development such as APP students, Medical residents and students. Acts as a preceptor/Mentor for those new in the department.

GI interest and experience preferred.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of a master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant is required.
• Eligible for DEA registration.
• Must be knowledgeable in interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory data and clinical management of patients.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Current and clear license as NP or PA in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification.

Why Choose to Work with Transplant at MedStar Georgetown?

The Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant at MedStar Health, the only program in the nation's capital and one of only a few Medicare-approved centers nationwide, offers new and successful surgical and medical options for adults and children suffering from disabling and life-threatening intestinal disorders and liver disease. Once considered experimental, intestinal transplantation is now an important surgical therapy.

As a MedStar Medical Group clinician, you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off
• CME leave and CME allowance
• Retirement plan – 403-B with % employer match

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education/Training - Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
• Experience
• License/Certification/Registration
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of $115,000 - $143,619

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is ranked among the “Best Places to Work” by Baltimore magazine, Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal, and ranked as Top Organization for Diversity by Modern Healthcare

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health entities that are federal government contractors are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge, without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.