Critical Care Physician Assistant Opportunity in Illinois

The Critical Care PA works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The PA provides healthcare in critical care settings, including critical care (trauma, neuro, med/surg) and cardiovascular ICUs. The Carle Health Critical Care PA has didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in identified areas of clinical practice. The Critical Care PA demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, and timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.

Opportunity Details

• Collaboration with dedicated Critical Care physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Clinical Pharmacists, and resident physicians
• Critical Care Service covers 48 ICU beds including cardiac, trauma, medical, surgical and neuro
• Assist with hospital codes along with Critical Care physician and code team
• Opportunity to obtain independent credentialing in ICU procedures such as PICC placement, arterial line, and central lines as well as opportunities for Intubation, paracentesis, chest-tube placement
• State-of-the-art ICU in Carle's 390,000-square-foot patient tower
• Mix of week day/night/evening and weekend shifts and holiday rotation 
• Collaboration with Critical Care physicians in the management of complex critically ill patients with multi-organ dysfunction/failure, poly trauma, TBI, complex stroke and SAH
• Assist with management of patients receiving CRRT/CVVH, Targeted Temperature Management 
• Participation in monthly CCT M&M, CVICU, and CCU RN education/training

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Master's degree in Physician Assistant with prior ICU experience
• 1-2 years of experience preferred
• Consideration for nursing ICU/ED experience

Professional Opportunities:

• Growing organizational research opportunities 
• Quality and Practice Committee membership within Critical Care Service and organizationally 
• Access to state-of-the-art sim-lab for procedural training

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Current Illinois physician assistant licensure
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Must satisfactorily complete all continuing education including NIH Stroke Scale Certification and stroke education required for providers at Comprehensive Stroke Center 

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