Will be managing patient care, taking patient histories, performing physical exams, ordering lab tests, diagnosing and treating patients, prescribing medications, and stabilizing patients through medical decision making.
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. Serves as clinical expert and leadership consultant to nursing.
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.
