APP - NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NEURO CRITICAL CARE

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Neuro Critical Care

Join Harborview Medical Center as Advanced Practice Provider - ARNP, Nurse Practitioner; or PA-C, Physician Assistant

for Neuro Critical Care (this position is for 90% FTE, days, and also including some nights, week-ends and holidays).

This recruitment offers a $10,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine #UWMRecruitmentIncentive

Supervision :

The APP (Advanced Practice Provider), ARNP or PA, will work under the supervision of the NCCS attending Staff that includes Anesthesia, Neurology and Pulmonary / Critical Care Physicians

Patient population : Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Seizure and Status Epilepticus, Isolated Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neuromuscular disorders, Brain Tumors, CNS infections, hypoxemic-ischemic encephalopathy, Spinal Cord Injury and post-operative spine patients

Responsibilities : 1. Patient Care :

• Admit new patients (including writing admit note, initial assessments / plans, placing admission order sets)
• Participate in daily morning and afternoon rounds
• Daily Care : evaluating and managing ICU patients, writing daily progress notes and formulating / implementing plans
• Daily sign out with acute care services (ortho spine, neurosurgery and neurology services) for patients leaving the unit
• ICU Checklist : on morning rounds complete the daily checklist for each patient to ensure proper care and communication with nursing staff
• Facilitate family meetings and participate in goal of care discussions as appropriate
• You will carry a service pager and admission phone and be responsible as "first call" to your daily patient load (typically 4-8 patients but varies based on census).
• Participate in day and night coverage (see work hours below)

2. Procedures

3. Quality Improvement and Research

4. Work Hours

Weekends : Yes

On Call : No

As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis : Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS / STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW's School of Medicine. The UW is proud to be one of the nation's premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

Requirements :

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at [redacted] or [redacted].

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.