Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine

Job Description Summary

MUSC’s Department of Emergency Medicine is looking for a PA or APRN to join its team of Advanced Practice Providers. Incumbent will provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services for direct patient care in the Adult Emergency Departments in the Main University Hospital and Ashley River Tower, as delegated by the Emergency Medicine physician.

Entity

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

PRN

Cost Center

CC000977 COM Emergency Medicine CC

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

10

Work Shift

Job Description

This is a PRN (As Needed) Position.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt

 

Hours per week: Variable

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 430 clinical hours per year (0.25 FTE), comprised of 10-hour shifts including nights and weekends

Patient Population Focus
Emergency Department Management

Patient Population Age Range
13 years-death
 

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

·         Physician Assistant

or

• APRN

  • AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

  • FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

 

Preferred Training: Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN, License Type/Certification

• Physician Assistant

or

• APRN

  • AGACNP or ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)

  • FNP with current Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Certification

  • AGPNP/ANP with current Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Certification

Preferred Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience as a PA or APRN in an Emergency Department setting or completion of an Emergency Medicine Fellowship/Residency

Degree of Supervision
Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC.

 

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

• Basic Life Support (BLS).

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required for adult inpatient positions

• DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Preferred Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) as required by our Level I Trauma Center

Job Duties

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and