Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine

Travel

Nearest Major Airport/distance: MSP 90 miles

Other travel nuances? Nothing out of the ordinary

• Limited flight availability in and out. Typically no.
• Drive from airport difficult? Typically no.
• Is weather a factor? In Winter, yes, Summer, road construction.

Start Date: November 2024  

Credentialing: 30-120 days

Schedule: 7 to 10 shifts/month (1 Shift = 24 hours) 

Call: 24/7 call coverage   

Details: 25 bed Critical Access Hospital  

• Average ED Census: 4-8 per 24-hours  
• Annual ED Volume: 1800 per year
• Inpatient weekly- 12

Ancillary Support?

RT: M-F                                                 

Imaging: M-F and on call

Lab: M-F and on call                         

Mobile imaging weekly or as needed

2 clinics with physicians and NP’s                

Services:  

• RT/CT: Monday-Friday
• M-F 7:30a – 5p: ultrasound  on call
• Interdisciplinary Team Meeting every morning. 

Duties: 

• Emergency Department Coverage
• Examining and treating all persons who present themselves at the Hospital's emergency department for care or treatment regardless of their ability to pay or economic status;
• Providing timely and appropriate care to emergency department patients;
• Responding in a timely manner to requests for needed assistance initiated within the Hospital by an authorized person in life and/or limb threatening emergencies of hospitalized patients;
• Responding to inpatient cardiac and/or respiratory arrests as emergently needed as per ACLS protocol;
• *Communicating any Hospital admission to the patient's primary care physician;
• *Attending to persons injured in the Hospital and Hospital personnel with job related injuries, illness or exposure; and
• *Providing all ED Coverage in compliance with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and all related regulations, and Hospital and Medical Staff policies and procedures
• Admitting patients from the ED 
• Rounding and caring for the entirety of the inpatient service 
• Responding to all codes and rapid responses 
• Attending meetings while on shift 
• Leading interdisciplinary team meetings 
• Understanding utility of Swing Bed program and champion this program for hospital 
• Staying within town limits while on-shift (Maximum response time to hospital is 20 minutes) 

Acuity:  Without ICU, so acuity is limited to patients able to be stabilized in the ED and managed on med/surg nursing floor 

Subspecialty Support: No specialty support in the hospital.  

EMR: Epic 

Experience + Qualifications  

• Willing to accept new grads   
• Training and experience in the inpatient setting 
• Ability to perform all procedures  
• Active ID License or the ability to obtain  

Compensation & Benefits  

• Independent Contractor (1099)  
• Malpractice Insurance Covered by RPG  
• Provider accommodations: furnished by the hospital in-house.  Room or suite with standardized contents