About this role
Department/Unit:
Surgery AdministrationWork Shift:
Day (United States of America)Salary Range:
$0.00 - $0.00Salary Range: $130,145 to $151,836This Advanced Practice Provider (APP) position is a key member of the Acute Care Surgery & Critical Care (ACS&CC) team, providing clinical support in the emergency department (ED) during peak hours for trauma and surgical patients. The APP will collaborate closely with attending surgeons, surgical residents, of the ACS & CC care team to deliver high-quality care to surgical patients.
Primary Responsibilities:
Represent the ACS&CC team in the Emergency Room as a provider
Provide back up for inpatient medical-surgical floor ACS APP provider
Perform ED consultations with comprehensive patient assessments, histories, and physical examinations for the ACS&CC service line
Perform procedures and wound care as required in the ED
Deliver care to patients of the ACS&CC division that are “boarded” in the ED
Respond to Level 3 traumas and provide trauma consultations.
Coordinate patient discharges and ensure follow-up care is arranged
Respond to Emergency Department ACS&CC consults and provide timely evaluations
Document all clinical encounters and procedures accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR)
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members
Effectively partner with other members of the ACS & CC team (surgeons, APP, residents, medical students)
Weekday or Weekend Shifts
Conduct one quality improvement project annually
Support the mission of education, research and quality
Contribute to care team meetings
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.
Willing to audit or ATLS certified
1–2 years of relevant experience in surgical or inpatient care preferred.
Strong clinical judgment, communication, and organizational skills.
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 APP will represent the ACS&CC team in the Emergency Room, providing clinical support and performing comprehensive patient assessments. They will also respond to trauma consultations and coordinate patient discharges.
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