Company Description
University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a physician-led, internationally recognized healthcare system offering uniquely rewarding careers in major Maryland marketplaces. Create your future in a healthcare setting that is right for you and your practice. Become part of something greater by applying your experience, input, and leadership—as a clinician and healthcare expert.
Job Description
* Join a multifaceted team that covers neurosurgery, neurocritical care, and elective neurosurgery cases.
* Primary role as the day APP working seven (7) 11-hour shifts in a two-week pay period.
* Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will be trained to cover all aspects of the neuroscience team.
* Will have the opportunity to cross cover other APP lead service lines.
* Performs routine and expanded job descriptions as listed in the provider's delegation agreement on file with the Maryland Board of Physicians or Maryland Board of Nursing. Under the direction of a physician, the APP will:
* Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to critically ill patients.
* Obtain medical histories, examines patients, rounds daily, orders and interprets tests, makes initial diagnoses, and orders treatments.
* Communicate effectively with attending physicians, other medical teams, team members, and patients and their families.
* Administer therapeutic procedures such as placement of intracranial monitoring systems, extraventricular drains, VP shunt taps, suturing, and wound care.
* Instructs and counsels patients and families.
* May first assist in the operating room when necessary.
* Demonstrates competence and skill in required tasks and procedures.
* Demonstrates knowledge of and competency in required subspecialty.
* Completes at least 50 hours of Category I CME every two years. Complete 32 hours of trauma related CME and 16 hours of stroke related CME.
* Performs according to Maryland Board of Physician or Board of Nursing standards and expanded job description procedural protocols.
* Facilitates excellence in quality assurance and the delivery of patient care as part of our High Reliability Organization.
* Provides optimal quality of patient care while following safety guidelines,
* Maintains a procedure complication rate less than the national average.
* Contributes to cohesive group relations; uses open communication to resolve problems in and between departments.
* Demonstrates commitment to professional department and organizational core values.
Qualifications
* PAs: Bachelor's degree, graduation from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program, and certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician's Assistants are required. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Physicians.
* NPs: Bachelor's degree, RN experience, and completion of Acute Nurse Practitioner degree. Candidate must hold an active Maryland license through the Maryland Board of Nursing.
* One year of neurosurgery or neurocritical care experience is preferred.
* Credentialing must be obtained from UM Capital Region Health's Medical Staff Office and maintenance of BLS /ACLS certification is required. ATLS and ENLS certification preferred.
* Salary is commensurate with clinical experience.
Additional Information
As a UMMS provider, you can expect:
* Competitive Salary
* Medical, dental, and vision insurance
* Paid malpractice insurance
* Generous paid time off
* CME hours and CME allowance
* Retirement plan - 403-B with employer match
Be part of a rich tradition of Medicine while shaping the future of care delivery.
We are not accepting inquiries or solicitations from 3rd party recruiters/search firms.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
