Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology
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Job Overview
The College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to work in UCMC Anesthesiology team-led critical care units as a clinical provider. Shifts include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. This position will support the University's mission and commitment to excellence and diversity in our students, faculty, staff and all our activities.
Provide comprehensive, continuous, and personalized patient care; including diagnosis, treatments and consultations. Facilitate the delivery of care in both inpatient and outpatient situations, and perform independently or as part of a treatment team.
Essential Functions
- Perform appropriate history and physical for complex, acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
- Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests.
- Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
- Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.
- Maintain accurate medical records.
- Collaborate with other providers and members of the health care team in delivery of care and make appropriate referrals when needed.
- Educate patients and families about medical conditions and treatment plans.
- Facilitate staff, patient, and family decision making using evidence-based practice.
- Participate in research and development projects.
- Participate in education of nurse practitioners, nurse practitioner students and medical students.
- Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.
Required Education
Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
Required Trainings/Certifications
- Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority
- Active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty
Required Experience
- Three (3) years nursing experience.
- Additional related work experience may be required depending on specialty/sub-specialty.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- Sitting - Often
- Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
- Hearing, listening - Often
- Talking - Often
- Standing - Often
- Walking - Often
- Bending - Seldom
- Stooping - Seldom
- Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
- Reaching overhead - Seldom
- Pulling, pushing - Seldom
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.
- Competitive salary range dependent on the candidate's experience.
- Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
- Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
- Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
- Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.
As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html.
For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology
Cincinnati, OH, US
Nearest Major Market: Cincinnati
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