What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Provider, Surgical Intensive Care Unit position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health?
Overview
The Department of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire is seeking to hire an experienced advanced practice provider (APRN or PA) to join the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The advanced practice provider (APP) will be dedicated to inpatient care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit that is comprised of trauma, general surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, and other surgical sub-specialties patients. The APP will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, and other specialists in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The APP should be willing to work in a collaborative environment and will have a strong interest in the care of critically ill surgical patients.
This role is dynamic and allows for a high degree of autonomy managing patients. In conjunction with the attending physician, the role of the APP is to supervise a team consisting of a medical resident and, potentially, medical students, APP residents, and APP students. The APP will be trained to independently perform several invasive procedures including intubation, bronchoscopy, chest tube placement, central line placement, and arterial line placement as well as supervise other staff performing these procedures. The APP will work collaboratively with senior medical and surgical residents and critical care fellows in the delivery of care to this diverse patient population. Patients in the SICU are co-managed by a surgical subspecialty team, and excellent communication skills are a must. Additional opportunities include didactic education content, quality improvement projects, journal club, and research projects. Experience in Critical Care is required.
This is a full-time, salaried, benefited position. Schedule is day and night with rotating weekend coverage. A faculty appointment at the level of Instructor through The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth will be requested. Dartmouth Health offers a comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental, vision and malpractice insurance, retirement plan, and CME allowance.
The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. This beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Health, four affiliated hospitals, and 30 ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities - both professional and personal - make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.
Required Licensure/Certifications
Requirements for Nurse Practitioners: RN and APRN currently (or eligible) licensed in NH. Successful completion of an approved NP program and Acute Care Certification required.
Requirements for Physician Assistant: Current (or eligible) certification to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of New Hampshire. Academic preparation at the Master's level required.
