Critical Care / ICU / PICU / NICU Physician Assistant

The Saint Francis Heart and Vascular Institute , has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider on the cardiac critical care service. Our team consists of advanced practice providers who function autonomously and in collaboration with health care professionals to diagnose, treat and manage patients' health problems. They independently develop diagnostic decision-making skills which allow for accurate assessment, appropriate intervention, diagnostic reasoning, and care planning with a holistic approach.

Our service manages a highly complex cohort of patients in an intensive care setting, to include traditional and complex cardiac surgical patients requiring Ventricular Assist Devices, as well as patients requiring acute heart / lung rescue with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO.)

Distinct functions of the position include direct patient management, clinical decision making, bedside procedures (including central venous lines, arterial lines, and intubation) and teaching of patients, family, and staff.

Clinical works hours are variable including days, nights, weekends, and holidays with 14 shifts per four (4) week period. Our service is fully staffed 24 / 7 by APP s.

Essential Functions :

The Advanced Practice Provider responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Initiates and completes detailed and problem focused patient assessments
• Diagnoses and initiates treatment plans for patients with complex acute health problems
• Conducts daily rounds at bedside with multi-disciplinary members of the health care team
• Writes and performs : History & Physicals, Daily and Interval Critical Care Progress Notes, Consults and Discharge Notes
• Orders and initiates appropriate medications, treatments, and consultations based upon analysis of data collected
• Orders and performs procedures such as central venous lines, temporary dialysis lines, arterial access, intubation, chest tubes, electrical cardioversion, and assists in the initiation and discontinuation of acute mechanical circulatory devices
• Educates the patient and family regarding diagnosis, prescribed treatments, and medications.

Accountability

The Advanced Practice Provider reports to their Advanced Practice Provider Manager and upholds the clinical and ethical standards set forth by the Office of Advanced Practice and Medical Executive Office.

About Saint Francis Health System :

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system wholly governed and operated in Tulsa, Oklahoma whose mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ to all who seek its services.

The health system is anchored by Saint Francis Hospital, a 1,112-bed tertiary center and the 11th largest hospital in the US, which includes the region's only children's hospital and level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center. Saint Francis employs more than 500 providers through the Warren Clinic, which serves the region with more than 115 locations throughout eastern Oklahoma.

Saint Francis Health System is able to offer physicians the rewarding medical practice they expect, along with a work-life balance that allows them to achieve their professional goals and focus on personal priorities. Our competitive advantage stems from our 60-year history of single ownership and financial stability. This security allows physicians to do what they do best - treat patients in a mission-driven, value-focused environment. At Saint Francis, your success is our success.

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