Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Position Overview

Join our collaborative Surgical Critical Care team at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, where you'll work side-by-side with experienced Trauma Surgeons and fellow APPs to deliver exceptional ICU, Trauma, General Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery.

• Provide comprehensive care for patients in the surgical ICU under physician supervision.
• Performing daily critical care ICU assessments, developing and implementing clinical management plans.
• Manage ventilator, hemodynamics, sedation, analgesia and nutrition.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care coordination.
• Perform bedside procedures including (as credentialed): central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopy assistance, assistance with bedside percutaneous tracheostomy and percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement.
• Manage trauma and emergency surgical admissions in the ICU.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging.
• Documented encounters accurately in EMR.
• Participate in quality improvement at patient safety initiatives, including surgical ICU morbidity and mortality conferences (once every 2 months).
• Communicate with the patients and families regarding care plans.

• Provide comprehensive care for patients in the surgical ICU under physician supervision.
• Performing daily critical care ICU assessments, developing and implementing clinical management plans.
• Manage ventilator, hemodynamics, sedation, analgesia and nutrition.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care coordination.
• Perform bedside procedures including (as credentialed): central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopy assistance, assistance with bedside percutaneous tracheostomy and percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement.
• Manage trauma and emergency surgical admissions in the ICU.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging.
• Documented encounters accurately in EMR.
• Participate in quality improvement at patient safety initiatives, including surgical ICU morbidity and mortality conferences (once every 2 months).
• Communicate with the patients and families regarding care plans.

• Master s or Bachelor s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (CAHEA-accredited), or
• Master s Degree in Advanced Practice Nursing (CCNEA-accredited)

• Current Illinois license as PA or APN
• Current NCCPA (PA) or AACC (APN) certification
• Controlled substance licensure for prescribing

• Medical
• prescription
• vision
• dental
• matching 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 457(b) retirement savings plan
• short term disability
• long term disability
• long term disability buy-up
• basic life and accidental death & dismemberment
• supplemental employee life and accidental death & dismemberment
• voluntary spouse/child life insurance
• medical malpractice coverage
• earned time off
• continuing medical education
• sign-on/relocation/productivity/quality/training completion bonuses
• advanced practice provider supervisory stipend
• student loan assistance
• healthcare flexible spending account
• dependent care flexible spending account
• health savings account
• group: accident/term life/critical illness/hospital indemnity/long term disability
• income replacement
• children s term
• bereavement leave
• employee assistance program/personal assistance services
• wellness program
• service awards
• tuition assistance
• employees helping employees
• medical staff dues
• medical board fees
• medical license fees
• drug enforcement agency fees
• one professional membership dues

SIH is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system and the leading provider of charity care and community benefits in southern Illinois. SIH has 4,000 employees, 650+ physicians and APPs in over 60 specialties providing care for 330,000 patients within southern Illinois. Forward-thinking and financially strong, SIH prides itself on fostering leaders, promoting teamwork, and providing quality care coordination and transitions. Our passionate and strategic physician-led medical group administration, alongside our friendly, skilled, and patient-focused staff, work together to cultivate a supportive and positive working environment.

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