Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Job

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Allina Hospitals & Clinics
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Job Location(s): Minneapolis
Employment Term: Regular
Employment TypePart Time
Start Date:As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:Not Provided
Required Experience: Open
Related Categories:Healthcare - Nursing

Position Description

Date: Sep 20, 2009

Location: Minneapolis, MN, US

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant


Business Unit: Abbott Northwestern Hospital


Job ID: 416948


Cost Center: MHI Midlevel Providers

Location: Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Union Position? N


Full/Part Time: Part-Time


Standard Hours: 24.00


Regular/Temporary: Regular


Introduction:


Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services with more than 23,500 employees, 5,000 physicians and 2,500 volunteers dedicated to meeting the lifelong health care needs of patients and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina is a vibrant, growing organization with opportunities to suit your professional skills and a diverse work environment to match your specific interests. We believe employees are our greatest asset and are dedicated to helping you develop and maximize your professional skills

Abbott Northwestern Hospital is the largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin Cities with a longstanding tradition of compassionate care and service; centers of excellence in cardiovascular care, oncology, neuroscience, orthopedics and obstetrics; and leadership in education and clinical research. Located in Minneapolis, Minn., Abbott Northwestern is a 633-bed hospital. Its 5,330 employees and 1,586 physicians care for nearly 370,000 patients and their families each year from the Twin Cities area and throughout the Upper Midwest.


Responsibilities:


Works as part of a physician/NP-PA team, providing and coordinating care for acute and critically ill cardiovascular medical/CV surgical patients in tertiary care multi-specialty cardiovascular practice including Heart Failure/Transplant/Ventricular Assist Device patients. Working in collaboration with the on-call physician staff, the NP/PA provides onsite coverage from 7 pm - 7 am weekdays and 24 hours on weekends for the Cardiovascular Program including Heart Failure/Transplant/Ventricular Assist Device patients. Specific duties include: serves as an onsite resource to hospital staff and responds to hospital unit calls for acute patient needs; provides first-response, rapid assessment and intervention in situations with acute patient deterioration; directs urgent diagnostic evaluation, prescribing/titrating vasoactive medications and troubleshooting ventricular assist device issues.


Qualifications:


Education:
Master's prepared Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

Experience:
3-5 years critical care cardiovascular experience.

Skills:
Computer literate. Medical terminology required.

License Required.


Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule


Part time position (24 hours per week)
Night shift

We have a place for you at Allina Hospitals & Clinics. If you are interested in becoming part of our award winning team of professionals, please apply online today. Allina Hospitals & Clinics is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants.

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