Shock Trauma Center: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Job Description

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the care of complex trauma patients. Working at the Shock Trauma Center, you become a vital part of a trauma team which provides continuity of care for patients from admission through discharge and post-discharge follow-up care. The trauma team NP/PA collaborates with nurses, therapists, residents, fellows, attendings, students and colleagues across disciplines to ensure safe, timely, evidence-based care of patients with a spectrum of traumatic injuries and their medical comorbidities.

**This position will either be 4 10's (days) or 3 12's (Days) working rotating days throughout the week**     

The advanced practice providers time will be spent working on an inpatient basis, with the possibility of spending 1 shift per week in clinic. 

Job Specifics:

• Exceptional academic setting
• Be a part of a phenomenal multidisciplinary team
• Work with world renowned trauma physicians in the world’s first facility to treat shock
• Opportunity to participate in research and other academic endeavors
• Primarily inpatient role with some outpatient clinic work
• Manage patients in the IMC and acute care setting
• Monday through Sunday coverage, days only, no nights required

Qualifications

Clinical Expectations:

• Demonstrate knowledge of trauma physiology as well as presentation and management of major medical comorbidities
• Perform accurate histories and physical assessments appropriate for clinical problem/presentation
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests
• Develop, implement and evaluate efficacy of plans of care
• Manage general medical and surgical conditions and understand associated risks, benefits and complications
• Collaborate with trauma surgeon team leaders as patient clinical condition dictates, with insight into own strengths, limitations, and within expectations set by lead surgeon
• Facilitate coordinated care and promote clear communication among all team members
• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaboration with medical, surgical, nursing and ancillary team members
• Be able to counsel patients/families on injuries, treatments and processes in a manner that is compassionate and patient/family-centered
• Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical record

Professionalism:

• Follows ethical standards of patient confidentiality and informed consent
• Maintains a high standard of accountability
• Contributes to education of APP students, medical students, rotating residents and other team members
• Promotes a supportive, trusting work environments

1. Master of Science Degree with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physicain Assistant program. Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Examiners of Nurses and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland. Certified in area of specialty. (DEA and CDS eligible or Masters degree from a PA program should be included, plus board certified with the NCCPA and state license through the Maryland board of physicians
2. CPR required
3. ACLS/BCLS as required for inpatient work.
4. Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, publishing, and/or certification in area of specialty.
5. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appr