Advanced Practice Provider, APP, Virtual Critical Care - PRN

Status:
Part time Benefits Eligible:

The APP will be expected to manage medical and surgical ICU patients and is encouraged to practice at the top of their license.

Essential functions:

obtain a medical history, physical exam, document findings, and prepare a plan of care in a timely manner including ordering medications and appropriate tests/procedures. Attend, participate in and contribute to group/practice meetings, development of policies and procedures, and quality improvement initiatives.

Work tele-critical care from home

Patient population includes adult general medical and surgical ICU patients

Shifts are rotated equally among staff

Employer paid benefit for full-time position

CME Allowance for full-time position

Salary guarantee with Performance Incentive for full-time position

Current team consists of 50 physicians, 30 critical care RNs, 6 Health-care assistants.

• Our virtual critical care program provides 24/7 coverage via a shift-based model to 18 different facilities across Illinois and Wisconsin. APPs will cover WI units only.
• Critical care services provided by using two-way audio video communication, real-time bedside waveform monitors, and integrated EMR for review of documentation, labs, vitals, and diagnostics.
• Shifts are available in 5-hour and 8-hour durations and include evenings, overnight coverage, weekends, and holidays.
• Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) must be Acute Care Board Certified.
• Candidates must be a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with a minimum of three years of recent critical care experience practicing as an NP or PA.
• Applicants must be actively working in a critical care setting and demonstrate strong clinical expertise in the management of critically ill patients.

This includes ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic studies and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.

Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives.

Provides health promotion, disease prevention and disease management counseling and education of patients and families.

Seeks physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate. Escalates need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary.

Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record. Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and/or health or community agencies.

Performs office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency and granted privileges (where applicable).

Participates in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and work groups as necessary.

Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.

Maintains standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe and timely patient care delivery.

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.