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Join our rapidly growing pulmonary practice at UPMC Hamot's Comprehensive Lung Center/Pulmonology. We are seeking a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our team and help us expand our services.
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Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
\nLocation: 2500 West 12th Street Suite C Erie PA 16505
\nDepartment Details: UPMC Comprehensive Lung Center at UPMC Hamot provides evaluation and treatment for patients suffering from respiratory illnesses, difficulty breathing, and sleep disorders. The combined expertise of our team covers a wide range of pulmonary conditions from asthma and sleep apnea to lung cancer and rare genetic forms of COPD.
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\nStaff/Senior Level:
\nThe Staff or Senior Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and a member of the care delivery team. The APP is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The APP has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of care through supervision by and collaboration with a physician. The APP manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members. The role of the APP encompasses the beginnings of leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The APP establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The APP begins to demonstrate a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.
The successful candidate will be placed according to years and months of experience for employment purposes. \n \nResponsibilities:
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Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the patients served as specified below
\nDemonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
\nPossess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs
\nProvide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures
\nSpecial Skills and Abilities Required
\nAbility to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families
\nAbility to work productively and effectively within a complex environment
\nHandle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment
\nCritical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care
\nGood clinical judgment
\nCritical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in application of acceptable standards of practice
\nMobility and visual manual dexterity
\nPhysical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients
\nThis position is dependent upon successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice.
\n \nLicensure, Education, Certifications, and Clearances
\nCertified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP):
\nThe successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program is required
\nBSN, MSN is preferred
\nProfessional nursing experience and/or nurse practitioner experience is preferred
\nCurrent state RN license and CRNP certification are required
\nNational certification, eligible for licensure by Pennsylvania board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Pennsylvania state board of nursing
\nCurrent CPR certification is required
\nAct 33 Clearance will be required
\nAct 73 Clearance will be required
\nAct 34 Clearance required
\nPhysician Assistant (PA):
\nA graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required
\nBS or MS candidate is preferred
\nExperience as a physician assistant and/or experience in a clinical setting is preferred
\nCurrent state PA license certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required
\nCurrent CPR certification is required
\nAct 33 Clearance will be required
\nAct 73 Clearance will be required
\nAct 34 Clearance required
\nSenior Level
\nMinimum 3 years of experience or Completion of a post-graduate residency
\nThe successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or a graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) program is required
\nBSN, MSN preferred for CRNP, BS or MS preferred for PA
\nCompletion of National Certification
\nMust achieve a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating or higher on annual performance evaluation for consideration and to maintain status annually
\nCompletion of an OAPP approved professional contribution within one year of hire or promotion into the position
\nMust have department chair approval for promotion
\nACLS or ITLS or NALS or PALS or other certifications listed must meet AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
\nOAPP: If practicing in an outpatient or other non-inpatient setting, APPs can use one of the certifications above or use a business unit approved certification which is relevant and value added to the practice setting.
\n \nUPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, which support the implementation of our diversity strategy.
\nUPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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