Carilion Clinic
Location
Roanoke, VA | United States
Job description
How You'll Help Transform Healthcare:
The Acute Care Surgery Service (ACS) has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant (ACP) to join the Advance Practice team under the Emergency General Surgery Service (EGS) at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH). CRMH is a 737-bed full-service tertiary/quaternary care academic health center, it is the flagship institution of Carilion Clinic. CRMH has been certified as the region's only Level 1 trauma center since 1983. With a coverage area of more than a 15,000-square-mile that includes two major interstates and thousands of acres of national forest. CRMH has the busiest Emergency Department in the state of Virginia due to its large catchment area. ACS is the umbrella surgery service covering three divisions: Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. The ACS ACP service consists of 14 Full Time ACPs, 5 Flex Time ACPs and 2 ACP Fellows. The ACS ACP leadership structure is made up of ACPs and is focused on optimizing and supporting the performance of the ACP group to improve productivity, job satisfaction, talent utilization and maximization of scope of practice. Will work 13 - 12-hour shift per 4 week block; including weekends and holidays.
Emergency General Surgery is the branch that commonly treats necrotizing soft tissue infections, abscesses, acute abdominal conditions including but not limited to incarcerated and strangulated hernias, appendicitis, gall bladder and bile duct disease, intestinal perforation, intestinal obstruction, intestinal ischemia, and internal bleeding.
Distinct functions of the ACP position include patient management, clinical decision making, bedside procedures (including bedside incision and drainage, chest tube placement, and removal, wound repair, wound management, drain management, central lines, dialysis catheters, arterial lines), and teaching of patients, family and staff. Other opportunities may include research involvement, quality and process improvement, peer review committees and shared governance.
The ACP will perform the following: history and physicals; order and interpret tests; make preliminary diagnosis; treat injuries/illness; assist with surgical procedures; counsel patient and/or prescribe medication. The ACP works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including Attending Physicians, Residents, other ACPs, medical and ACP students, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pharmacists, Case Managers, Social workers, Consultants and more. The team's goal is to deliver high quality, best practice, timely, cost-effective care.
The ACP will provide care from the initial consult, throughout the hospital stay in the ICU/PCU/Floor, to disposition, and perform outpatient follow-up in the clinic. The ACP is exceptional at maintaining a patient-family centered focus throughout the hospital course and are vital in the management of complex social situations and planning for a safe and successful hospital discharge and ensuring proper follow-up to minimize need for re-admissions.
Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
Education: Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
This is Carilion Clinic ...
Requisition Number: 144594
Employment Status: Full time
Location: CRMH - Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Shift: Any Day, Any Shift
Shift Details: 13 twelve hours shifts every 4 weeks. 7 days/week, daytime.
Recruiter: KARYN B FARRELL
Recruiter Phone: 540-224-5383
Recruiter Email: [email protected]
For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.
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