"Advanced Practice Professional (Physician Assistant) Cardiovascular ICU Advanced Practice Team"

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening.
Both qualified NP and PA applicants will be considered.
NPs are directed to apply to job # 272505 and PAs are directed to apply to job # 272506.

A total of one (1), 1.0 FTE, Advanced Practice Professional (either NP or PA) will be hired to fill this job opening.

Under physician supervision, coordinates care of acutely ill post-surgical Adult/Late Adult patients admitted to the Cardiac Surgery Service intensive care setting. Specifically, role requires clinician to:

• Perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic tasks associated with patients undergoing Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic procedures, including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices.
• Collect detailed histories and physicals and present pertinent data to the medical staff.
• Collect and interpret reports from diagnostic lab tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies.
• Order tests and prescribe medications.
• Perform various diagnostic, therapeutic, and minor procedures, based on privileges.
• Assist attending physician in orientation of new resident physicians to the service and assist in maintaining continuity of care throughout the Cardiovascular center.
• Confer with attending physicians and communicate with other care providers/consultants to coordinate clinical care. Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatment.
• Streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including writing discharge orders and communicating specific patient needs to team members.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, peer evaluations and support research initiatives involving CVICU and cardiac surgery patients.
• Comply with established standards for quality, patient safety and re-imbursement.
• Perform other related duties and initiatives as deemed necessary in the best interests of patient care.
• Utilize new improvements and/or technologies that relate to job assignment.

Note: Position is night/day rotator with the majority of shifts being on nights. Holiday and weekend rotation required, weekend requirement could be as much as 50% or every other.

PA:

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan with 2 or more years of ICU experience caring for critical care patients.
• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Recent clinical ICU experience in the last 5 years caring for acutely ill patients with diseases common in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery.
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License Required
• Current DEA registration required
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center).

NOTE: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

NOTE: In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.

RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants):
You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

• At least 1 year full time ICU experience as an NP/PA
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of current medical, surgical, and pharmaceutical treatment modalities of the post-cardiothoracic surgery.
• Demonstrated experience with ventricular assist device and heart/lung transplantation patients.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate clinical care ideas across multiple patient care services and to communicate assertively as a patient advocate.
• Demonstrated high level of critical thinking.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage a busy work environment.

Hours: Full-time, 40 hrs/week.  Weekend shifts required. Holiday shifts required. Weekend requirement could be as much as 50% or every other.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Physician Assistants of Michigan Medicine (UPAMM), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with Physician Assistant opportunities please contact Nurse and Physician Assistant Recruitment at (734) 936-5183 or e-mail UMHS_PArecruit@med.umich.edu.  For a current listing of all open PA job opportunities at Michigan Medicine, please visit www.UMHSpa.org.