About this role
Department/Unit:
Surgery AdministrationWork Shift:
Day (United States of America)Salary Range:
The SICU Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will provide comprehensive care for critically ill surgical patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. This role involves managing high-acuity patients, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring continuity of care across all phases of critical illness.Salary Range: $52,058- $60,734
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform daily SICU rounds and actively participate in multidisciplinary discussions.
- Conduct comprehensive history and physical examinations for critically ill patients.
- Develop and implement evidence-based care plans in collaboration with attending physicians.
- Order, interpret, and act upon diagnostic tests and imaging.
- Perform and assist with bedside procedures (e.g., arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, thoracentesis).
- Manage ventilators and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
- Coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges to ensure seamless transitions of care.
- Document all patient encounters accurately and timely in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Respond to emergent situations and provide rapid assessment and intervention.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members regarding care plans and prognosis.
- Participate in hand-offs and care coordination meetings.
- Support education, research, and quality improvement initiatives within the SICU.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Current NYS licensure and national certification (NCCPA or ANCC/AANP).
- BLS and ACLS certifications required; ATLS preferred.
- 1–2 years of experience in critical care or surgical ICU preferred; new graduates with strong ICU training may be considered.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
- Strong communication, procedural, and decision-making skills.
Physical Demands
- Standing - Constantly
- Walking - Constantly
- Sitting - Rarely
- Lifting - Frequently
- Carrying - Frequently
- Pushing - Occasionally
- Pulling - Occasionally
- Climbing - Occasionally
- Balancing - Occasionally
- Stooping - Frequently
- Kneeling - Frequently
- Crouching - Frequently
- Crawling - Occasionally
- Reaching - Frequently
- Handling - Frequently
- Grasping - Frequently
- Feeling - Constantly
- Talking - Constantly
- Hearing - Constantly
- Repetitive Motions - Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly
Working Conditions
- Extreme cold - Rarely
- Extreme heat - Rarely
- Humidity - Rarely
- Wet - Rarely
- Noise - Constantly
- Hazards - Frequently
- Temperature Change - Rarely
- Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely
- Vibration - Rarely
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Other facts
About Albany Medical Center
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
What you'll do
- The SICU Advanced Practice Provider will manage high-acuity surgical patients, conduct daily rounds, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include developing care plans, performing procedures, and ensuring continuity of care.
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