CVICU Physician Assistant- Baltimore

M edStar Medical Group is seeking an experienced, full-time Critical Care Physician Assistant- in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care units at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

The Cardiac Surgical ICU consists of 8 beds. Critical Care APPs work autonomously but collaboratively with intensive care physicians and a large multidisciplinary care team to provide top-notch emergent and urgent care to patients in critical condition, including, but not limited to, pre and post Cardiac Surgery with some general cardiac and medical ICU patients. Limited cross-coverage of the 18 bed Cardiac Surgery IMC is required. This APP will work to ensure care delivered is consistent with evidence-based medical standards and quality initiatives.

Essential job duties include :

• Providing emergent and urgent care to patients in critical condition.
• Performing histories and physical examinations of patients.
• Establishing appropriate medical diagnoses based on patient history, chart review, physical exam, lab testing, and radiographic imaging.
• Recommending, initiating, and managing appropriate therapeutic interventions for various pathologies, including respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, and acid-base disturbances.
• Daily rounds on intermediate care patients with attending and multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborating with all involved care teams, including other consultants.
• Performing bedside procedures, including insertion of central venous, non-tunneled dialysis, and arterial catheters, as well as chest tubes and thoracentesis.
• Communicating between healthcare professionals to promote safe patient transition between shifts, services, and / or levels of care.
• Educating and supervising new graduate APPs and students where appropriate.

Departmental opportunities include participation in the following :

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Please send your CV to : Dawn.M.Skupin@medstar.net for immediate consideration.

This position has a hiring range of $155,000 - $210,000.