Advanced Provider Fellow - Emergency Medicine - Kaweah Health Medical Center

Visalia, CA – Seeking Advanced Providers for Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Become a Valued Member of Your Emergency Team

As an Advanced Provider Fellow, you play a critical role in our mission to improve lives in the Emergency Department and are a valued member of the full care team. As a graduate of our Fellowship program, you will be a highly skilled, highly competent, compassionate, and efficient emergency medicine provider. At Vituity we know the impact you can have.

Join the Vituity Team. At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 475 sites across the country, serving 9 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

• Estimated 15-month program at Kaweah Health Medical Center designed to train AP’s in high level Emergency Medicine utilizing didactic and clinical experience.
• Rotations include: EM-pediatrics, POCUS, EMS/Admin, Hospitalist, Neurology, ED Pharmacy, Respiratory Therapy, ICU/ICCU.
• Fellows will complete off-site proceduralist rotation at Adventist Health Tulare, asynchronous learning with ROSH review, and attend weekly conferences with EM Residents.
• Attend SEMPA 360 and Vituity Symposium.
• Chief fellow position available.
• Accelerated graduation and moonlighting available.
• Hands-on clinical training and close supervision provided by certified EM-CAQ PA’s, ENP’s, and BE/BC Emergency Physicians.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), NIHSS Stroke Certification, as well as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). 
• This is a paid fellowship with benefits and malpractice insurance included.

Required Experience and Competencies

• Physician Assistant applicants must be NCCPA certified or a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. 
• Nurse Practitioners must be AANC or AANP certified, or a graduate of a CCNE or ACEN accredited program. 
• BLS, ACLS, DEA Schedule II-V or equivalent furnishing certificate is required prior to start of program.
• Must be licensed to practice in the State of California.
• Previous EMS/ED work experience or multiple student ED rotations is a plus.
• Documentation of patient care for 100 patients in the past two years OR completion of NP/PA training program within the last 12 months.

Application Process & Timeline

• Final date to receive applications:
  We are accepting applications on a rolling admission basis.
• Start Date:
  
  Flexible depending on available seats and credentialing completion.

Required materials to submit in your online application

• CV/resume.
• Preferred, but not required:
  Personal Statement addressing the following: reasons for seeking Emergency Medicine Post Graduate Training; not to exceed one, typed, single-spaced page of 10-12 sized font.
• Additional materials will be requested upon submission of your application.
• Please note there is a $30 non-refundable application fee.  

The Practice 

Kaweah Health Medical Center – Visalia, California 

• 90,000+ annual ED visits. 
• Level III trauma facility.
• Adult Inpatient Psychiatric facility.
• An extensive medical simulation lab – the largest in the region and has the latest 3G Sim Man. 
• Cutting edge ED advances:
  Sonosite PX machines, 24/7 MRI, MAT, Glidescope Core 15 with BFlex 2 bronchoscope.
• Comprehensive ED Support: 24/7 EM Pharmacists, Spanish Interpreters, RCP, LCSW, and Case Management. 
• Advanced Primary Stroke Center. 
• Comprehensive Cardiac Center. 
• Collaborative opportunities with our academic affiliate:
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