Washington DC Region- Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider

About the Job

Washington DC Region - Experienced Full-Time Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider

MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, located in the heart of our nation’s capital, are seeking experienced Critical Care APPs. In this role, critical care APP's work autonomously but collaboratively with intensive care physicians and a multidisciplinary care team to provide high quality and cost-effective care to patients in critical condition.

Essential Job Duties include:

• Perform history and physical examination of patients.
• Establish appropriate medical diagnoses based on patient history, chart review, physical exam, lab testing, and radiographic imaging
• Initiate and manage appropriate therapeutic interventions for various pathologies including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and acid-base disturbances and renal failure
• Present patients on daily rounds with the ICU attending and multidisciplinary team
• Collaborate with all involved care teams including other consultants
• Perform bedside procedures including insertion of central venous, non-tunneled dialysis, and arterial catheters, chest tubes, and thoracentesis.
• Communicate between healthcare professionals to promote safe patient transition between shifts, services, and/or levels of care.
• Educate and supervise new graduate APPs and students where appropriate

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited physician assistant or acute care nurse practitioner program.
• NCCPA (physician assistant) or AGACNP (nurse practitioner) certification.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• One year of critical care experience or in-patient hospital medicine is preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience in advanced procedures.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement contribution matching
• CME/licensing/credentialing reimbursement

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity for a rewarding career filled with positive patient experiences and continual professional growth and development. The Mid-Atlantic region features a mix of communities, from the urban neighborhoods to the suburbs and rural areas of surrounding counties.

Be the provider you were meant to be, here at MedStar Health.The hiring range for this position is between $120,000 - $180,000/yr based upon experience. #LI-DS1
This position has a hiring range of

USD $120,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

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.