Acute Nurse Practitioner ​/ Physician Assistant - Inpatient, Medical ICU- Nights - WJMC Location

Medical Critical Care NP or PA

Location: Marrero, LA.
Position Type: Full-time – Nights, 12‑hour shifts, weekend and holiday rotation.

• Perform assessment of complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions.
• Analyze patient data to detect physiological instability and formulate a plan of care.
• Execute therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems as outlined in the Scope of Practice and credentialing/privileging process.
• Analyze indications, contraindications, risk of complications, and cost‑benefits of therapeutic interventions.
• Manage the plan of care through ongoing evaluation, modification, and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy.
• Optimize patient outcomes and incorporate health promotion, protection, and injury prevention measures.
• Facilitate patient transitions between and within health care settings.
• Serve as an educational resource to patients/families, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary provider teams.
• Consult with multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participate in scholarly activities, research, and professional development, maintaining required competencies and pursuing educational offerings.
• Act as a preceptor and mentor to support development of nurses, APPs, students, and other health care providers.
• Demonstrate commitment to patient safety by speaking up, sharing errors, and engaging in system reporting mechanisms.

• Master’s degree from an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program – required.
• Licenses:
  Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association;
  Nurse Practitioner Certification or Physician Assistant Certification;
  Registered Nursing License (RN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing;
  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing or Physician Assistant (PA) from the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Work shift:
  
  Nights.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.