Advanced Practice Provider - Critical Care

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                                                   ICU Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

REPORTS TO POSITION:                ICU Medical Director

DEPARTMENT:                                  Critical Care

DATE LAST REVIEWED:                 November, 2025

OUR VISION:       Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:    In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:    Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: St. Charles Bend operates a 24-bed multi-disciplinary care unit as part of level II trauma hospital with 24/7 trauma coverage and full-time neurosurgical and cardiac surgical coverage. The prospective candidate should be comfortable providing care for general medical, neurologic and neurosurgical patients, cardiac and cardiac surgical patients and surgical sub-specialty patients. The Bend ICU is staffed 24/7 with a board-certified critical care physician. Every patient in the ICU has a physician responsible for their care and has access to variety of specialized physicians for consult on a patient's condition.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) work as part of the Critical Care team. They work under the direction and supervision of the attending intensivist and facilitate care of ICU patients from admission to discharge, in collaboration with the attending physician.  The APP will discuss and update the Intensivist on duty with significant changes in the patient’s condition, new test results, and will attend Team rounds daily.  New admissions will be discussed collaboratively with the Intensivist to develop a Plan of Care. 

This is NOT an independent practice model for APPs and at all times a patient’s plan of care and actual care should reflect the informed judgment of the Attending Intensivist.

Each APP should have a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and ensuring an environment of safe, quality care. They should also demonstrate an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, solid clinical decision making, critical thinking skills, professional communication skills, timely and complete documentation, and are responsible for personal and professional development with competency validation.

APPs  provide quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with SCHS mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures; They provide specialty medical care within defined scope of practice under the supervision of a licensed physician, are responsible for daily patient flow in the ICU setting, and use critical skills to make appropriate patient health assessments and that should align with the physician’s plan of care. APPs do not directly manage any other caregivers.

Work schedule: APP will work at least one hundred fifty-six (156) shifts per reconciliation year for a full-time exempt employee and will be prorated for any FTE that is established below a full-time status. 

Provider Practice Location: Provider will render the Professional Services at such SCHS Facilities as may be directed by St. Charles Health System, and at such other facilities and locations as may be established by SCHS from time to time. It is anticipated that the primary work locations will be as follows:

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