Job Description
Job Description:
Utilizes advanced health assessment, knowledge, and decision making skills, works independently and in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals. Provides health care to individuals and families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. They may care for patients ranging in age from newborn to elderly as noted in age-related category and area of expertise.Education Qualifications:
NP: Master's degree in nursing
PA: Bachelor’s degree in a health/science-related field
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
NP/PA – Emergency Medicine – Duluth, MN
0.75FTE
The NP/PA utilizes advanced health assessment, knowledge, and decision-making skills, while working both independently and in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals. The NP/PA will provide health care to individuals and families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, caring for patients ranging in age. Position requires high level of customer service skills to establish and enhance positive relationships with patients, co-workers, and others.
Practice Specifics:
Primary responsibilities: Managing minor emergency department patients of all ages in a 40-bed emergency department. Provide medical procedures including wound repair, suturing and splinting. Provide patient education, counseling and referrals as clinically warranted. Practice includes medical evaluation and interpretation of diagnostic tests including laboratory and x-rays. Education or experience in laceration repair, pediatric populations, x-ray interpretation, and splinting is desired.
- 40- bed Emergency Department
- Adult and Pediatric Hospitalist supported practice
- Admit to 330-bed St. Mary’s Medical Center, one of America’s Top 100 Hospitals
- The regions only PICU and Level III NICU
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Emergency Department experience preferred
Locations:
Home location = Duluth – St. Mary’s Medical Center
Outreach Areas = Virginia Regional Medical Center, Virginia, MN & Essentia Health – Superior Hospital, Superior, WI
Anticipated Schedule:
0.75FTE - 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
EDUCATION:
Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant from an accredited program.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Current licensure as a registered nurse in Minnesota & Wisconsin and current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Minnesota & Wisconsin or current licensure as a Physician Assistant in Minnesota & Wisconsin. Current certification in CPR, ATLS, CALS, ACLS. National certification, in applicable area. Successful completion of Essentia Health credentialing process prior to practice.
Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives, or production based compensation.
Apply online at www.essentiahealth.org/careers
For more information, please contact:
Theresa Madrinich, Physician and Advanced Practice Recruiter
Email: Theresa.Madrinich@EssentiaHealth.org