PA​/ARNP Hospitalist - Dept of Surgery - Burn Treatment Center

PA/ARNP Hospitalist - Dept of Surgery - Burn Treatment Center

University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Surgery is searching for a PA/ARNP Hospitalist who functions as a healthcare provider who, working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients in the Burn Treatment Center.

• Demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in caring for burn patients with acute and chronic illnesses commonly encountered within the field of Burn Surgery; including pre- and post-operative surgical management, post-operative complications and other health needs.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, care coordination, and mediates discharge transitions for patients and families with acute and chronic burn and other health needs.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice.
• Works within an interdisciplinary team with administration, nursing, physicians, and university faculty to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote UI Health Care’s educational and research missions.
• Provides care within the scope of practice as outlined by state law, licensing, regulations, institutional policy, and practice agreements.
• May begin practice after credentialing and privileging process has been completed by the University of Iowa Health Care Clinical Staff Office. Active hospital privileges will be required and reviewed on a semi-annual basis to maintain employment within the Department.

• Admissions, discharges, daily inpatient rounds with multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and implement inpatient treatment plan with multidisciplinary team, including admission, pre-and post-operative management, and procedures.
• Ability to write admission, discharge, progress, consult, and clinic notes in an accurate and concise manner with documentation for appropriate billing.
• Procedures in accordance with privileging process may include, but not limited to, application of casts/splints, bedside US, first assist in OR, I&D, skin harvest, laser procedures, intra-lesional injections, management of postop grafting complications, sharp wound debridement and complex wound care including wound vac placement.
• Education of patient and family, residents and medical students, nursing staff regarding treatment plan.
• Help orient and education the new resident team.
• Participate in research endeavors that seek to improve patient care.

• Perform a comprehensive history and physical.
• Evaluate and interpret pertinent lab and imaging studies.
• Possess working knowledge of appropriate pharmacology, antibiotic stewardship, and narcotic prescriptive practices.
• Understand performance improvement to fine turn our care and participate in projects as time allows.
• Participate and meet or exceed metrics for OPPE as set forth by UI Health Care Chief Medical Officer and Department of Surgery.

• Participation in Quality Assurance and research endeavors.
• Development and implementation of clinical guideline protocols and educational materials.
• Participation in educational and multidisciplinary rounds and conferences.

• Demonstrate respect when communicating with staff, patients, family, visitors, and team members.
• Communicate and coordinate all absences with team members.

• Support the vision, mission, and core values of UI Health Care.
• Comply with Code of Ethical Behavior, organizational and Departmental policies.
• Comply with Departmental guidelines for hours of work.
• Meets national and state Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner continuing education requirements.
• Keep an open dialogue with immediate supervisor and with medical director if issues arise.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care.

Percent of Time: 100%, 40 hours per week

Schedule: 10-hour shifts (6am-4:30pm) with possibility of weekends.

Location: UI Main campus

Pay Grade: 7A

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. For more information on benefits, please visit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-benefits

• Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistant Examiners which include graduation from an accredited PA educational program and/or certification by the NCCPA.
• Active Iowa Physician Assistant license.
• Active DEA license or ability to apply for such a license upon hire.
• Active ACLS certification.
• Professional job-related experience…