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Req #: 236447

Department: HARBORVIEW - ICU HOSPITALIST FLOAT

Posting Date: 11/05/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: 90% of $10,116 - $15,823 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf) .

Harborview Medical Center Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ("APP") - ICU Hospitalist Float

Join Harborview Medical Center as ARNP, Nurse Practitioner; or PA-C, Physician Assistant ("APP") for the ICU APP Float Position.

*This is a "90% FTE", Days, position covering all ICUs based on need, and also includes weekends, holidays, and some night coverage.

$10,000 Recruitment Incentive/Sign-On Bonus for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine

The APP will rotate through 3 different ICUs: the neuro ICU, trauma/surgical ICU and Medical ICU. Under general administrative supervision of the Assistant Director of Inpatient APPs, and medical supervision of the medical director, the APP provides clinical expertise to patients and their families, is a resource person for health care providers, and participates in research and teaching programs.

Work is performed 7 days a week with general independence and decision-making responsibility, under the guidance of the attending physicians, and in consultation with the critical care fellow.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: (Note: responsibilities may evolve over time depending on the needs of the service, demand in other critical care services and outreach roles) 1. Patient Care: - Admit new patients (e.g. write admission note, develop initial assessments/plans, place admission orders in EMR) - Provide frontline coverage for admitted patients (e.g. “cross-cover” / manage patients admitted by other providers; either daytime or nighttime) - Participate in daily morning and afternoon rounds (e.g. present updated clinical information and problem-based plan of care on multidisciplinary ICU rounds, share tasks with other members of ICU team such as completion of daily rounding checklist, entering orders in EMR, documenting, etc.) - Daily management of ICU patients (e.g. evaluate and manage ICU patients, write daily progress notes, formulate and implement plans of care, communicate with consultants, update family/caregiver daily, work collaboratively with other members of multidisciplinary team including physicians in training) - Facilitate transitions of care to other service lines (e.g. documentation and direct hand-off for discharge from ICU to Acute Care, skilled nursing facility, surgical/anesthesia services for OR cases) - Participate in family meetings and discussions of goals of care as member of critical care team - Clinical work will involve both day and night coverage (see work hours below) 2. Procedures - Assist or perform bedside procedures for hospitalized patients (e.g. central venous catheters, arterial lines, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, point of care ultrasound, etc.) under the direction and supervision of the attending physician.

A higher degree of healthcare.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.

As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. Become part of our team, and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Required: Nurse Practitioner: Masters or Doctorate Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing AND Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges AND National certification as an acute care Nurse Practitioner AND BLS and ACLS certification OR Physician Assistant: Licensure as a Physician’s Assistant in the State of Washington with national certification from a national certifying body (NCCPA). Applicant must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medial Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions. AND BLS and ACLS certification

Desired: Specialty and/or critical care experience; and Advanced care of seriously ill individuals.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.