Job Description

Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner Providence, RI
Sign on bonus up to $2,500

We are looking for a motivated PA or NP to join our Emergency Practice full time in Providence, RI. We are seeking a licensed PA & NP with Emergency Medicine experience to join our group, providing EM coverage at 2 Hospitals in Providence and occasionally covering a hospital in Newport. We are looking for an Advanced Practice Provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) who is responsible for practicing emergency medicine in an Emergency Department setting. An Emergency Department Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services. Advanced Practice Providers will take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays, and make diagnoses. They will also perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and treat minor injuries, by suturing, splinting, and casting

About us:

Our physicians and providers treat over 250,000 patients per year at our four clinical sites, drawing patients from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. As a non-profit foundation, we are committed to our mission and vision of academic and research support. We have proudly served the community for over 25 years.

Primary responsibilities:

• All patients who present for care will be assessed for an emergency medical condition under the criteria embodied in EMTALA
• Perform initial evaluations and treatment with a concurrent evaluation by the ED Staff Physician
• Perform treatment for critical care patients if the ED Staff Physician is physically present in exam room during the time of evaluation
• Conduct history and physical exam on patients in the emergency department and dictate patient\'s records
• Draw blood
• Venous and arterial (ABG) excluding femoral draws
• Start IV lines
• Insertion of foley catheters
• Order appropriate respiratory therapy
• Issuance of prescription medications
• Order and preliminary interpretation of laboratory studies
• Request support devices including medical/surgical consults, radiological studies, and case management
• Epistaxis control
• Cauterizing
• Anterior packing
• Fluorescein staining
• Removal of foreign body
• Perform incisions and drainage
• Insertion and removal of NG tubes
• Local and digital never anesthesia
• Minor wound management/suturing
• Slit lamp evaluation
• General triage
• May perform specialized and supervised procedures if privileged to do so
• Attends internal/external meetings/conferences/training opportunities related to areas of responsibility
• Must maintain professional behavior

Job qualifications:

• Master\'s degree in either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) program
• Minimum of 1-2 experience in an emergency department setting
• National Certifying Commission of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certificate or equivalent NP certificate
• Satisfactory completion of approved training program and certification by National Licensing Boards for PA/NP
• Must be a credentialed member of the Hospital Medical Staff
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task

Schedule:

• 36 clinical hrs/per week
• No overnights
• Rotate on weekends

Salary (range):

• $112K - $145K (based on yrs. of experience.)

Benefits:

• Bonus compensation: sign on bonus up to $2,500
• Vacation/PTO 4wks
• 1 wk CME with $3,000 Prof. Development funded by us
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Life, ST & LTD

We offer an excellent benefits package, medical and dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays and generous 403(b) retirement plan. If you an excellent communicator with experience working in Emergency Medicine then we want to hear from you!

Please send your resume.

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