Advanced Practice Provider, Department of Emergency Medicine

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Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. 

 

The UC Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati has been an independent academic unit within the College of Medicine since 1984. It is responsible for the medical direction of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Center for Emergency Care (CEC) and the Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program.

 

The College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, is seeking to fill a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant position. This position will provide emergent care in the emergency setting as well as manage protocolized patients in the clinical decision making unit.

Essential Functions

• Provide advanced critical care to critically ill or injured patients in the advanced transport medicine environment.
• Performs a physical exam based upon age and patient history as per the Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician.  
• Serves as a Medical Control Officer for patient transport missions.  
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.  
• Develops a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician and members of the multidisciplinary care team.  
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by state and University of Cincinnati Medical Center prescriptive authority.  
• Actively participate in research relative to area of specialty. 
• Publish evidence based research in peer review publications.  
• Develop professional abstracts to be presented on the local, regional, and national levels.  
• Actively develop and participate in providing evidence based education presentations and other learning activities for diverse disciplines.  
• Participate in Medical Team Rounds.  
• Actively involved with Quality Management, data collection and performance improvement initiatives.  
• Other activities and/or duties assigned to achieve the overall mission of the position within the Department. 

Required Education

For Nurse Practitioner: 

• Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program

 

For Physician Assistant:

• Master's Degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program

Required Trainings/Certifications

For Nurse Practitioner: 

• Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority
• Active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty

 

For Physician Assistant:

• Active Ohio Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority
• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
   

Required Experience

For Nurse Practitioner: 

• Three (3) years nursing experience.
• Additional related work experience may be required depending on specialty/sub-specialty.

 

For Physician Assistant:

• Minimum of one (1) year experience is required.
• Additional related work experience may be required depending on specialty/sub-specialty. 

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Talking - Often
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Bending - Seldom
• Stooping - Seldom
• Kneel