The Advanced Practice Provider (Critical Care) provides advanced care to critically ill patients usually in an ICU or Emergency Department or an intensive surgical area requiring strong procedural skills, critical thinking and the ability to manage high acuity patients independently under the collaboration with an intensivist.
Requirements
- Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview, and examination.
- Orders and interprets the full spectrum of diagnostic tests and procedures, including x-ray, electrocardiogram, hemodynamic monitoring, and laboratory tests.
- Performs critical care ultrasound.
- Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options, and community resources.
- Formulates differential diagnoses and diagnoses.
- Plans, implements, and directs treatment and management of patients with acute, critical, and/or complex conditions and evaluates outcomes of care.
- Documents patient history, physical examination, assessment, and plans of care in patient medical record.
- Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or provides referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
- Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations.
- Performs invasive procedures commonly utilized in the critical care setting.
- Bills for professional services as permitted by collaborative practice agreement.
- Supports 24/7 staffing model, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Schedules staff in various critical care settings, including telemedicine.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
- Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs as well as safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Participates in emergency and critical care situations, providing rapid assessment, stabilization, and initiation of treatment for the acutely ill or injured patients.
- Regularly participates in quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
- Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
- WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
- Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
- Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
- WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
