ARNP Hospitalist-Critical Care Anesthesia

• We strive for an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard, that promotes the dignity of our patients, trainees, and employees, and allows all to thrive in their health, work, research, and education.

• We aim to achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible healthcare, education, and research.

• We encourage collaboration with healthcare systems, providers, and communities across Iowa and the region, as well as within our UI community. We believe teamwork – guided by compassion – is the best way to work.

• We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our own actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgement occur.

• We are committed to ensuring the UI Health Care is an inclusive environment where individuals from the full spectrum of diversity – which includes identity, backgrounds, cultures, ability, and perspective – feel safe, seen and valued.

• We dedicate ourselves to equity and fairness in research, health care, education, and health.

• Assess the health status of patients through history taking and physical examination
• Order and interpret appropriate medical tests and laboratory values to assist in making a diagnosis
• Prescribe drugs and medical devices used for patient intervention
• Perform and document procedures
• Document patient encounters, assessments, diagnoses and plans of care in the medical record
• Initiate and assess the effectiveness of therapy for critical illness
• Collaborate with other health care providers to provide and coordinate care given in the SNICU
• Assist in the education of residents and medical students rotating through the SNICU
• Institute quality initiatives to improve the care of critical patients
• Provide information and counseling to patients and families
• Assess and order therapies as appropriate for undergoing treatment in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Facility
• Monitor and intervene as indicated in patients undergoing treatment in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Facility
• This position does include the responsibility to take call
• Other duties as assigned

• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)- A Master’s degree is required, the preferred degree in Nursing. If a Master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required.

• ARNP’s are required to hold current certification in specialty area and licensure as ARNP in state of Iowa
• ARNP’s are required to hold current license to practice nursing in the state of Iowa
• PA’s are required to comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistant Examiners and/or hold current certification by the NCCPA
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a diverse environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

• Prior training or specific experience in critical care with an emphasis on surgical patients/diseases is desired
• Three years of demonstrated experience in area of critical care practice is preferred

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