APP - NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - INPATIENT GENERAL SURGERY

Req #: 229982

Department: HARBORVIEW - INPATIENT GENERAL SURGERY

Posting Date: 04/04/2024

Closing Info

Open Until Filled

Salary: 90% of $9821 - $15,362 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes

As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (~~~) .

Inpatient General Surgery - ARNP; Nurse Practitioner; or PA-C, Physician Assistant ("APP").

There are openings for both 90% FTE as well as for 100% FTE. These are day shift positions with weekend and holidays, no call. Potential for 2-3 nights/month.

As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW's School of Medicine. The UW is proud to be one of the nation's premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The APP provides clinical expertise to patients and their families, is a resource person for health care providers, and participates in research and teaching programs. Work is performed in the Inpatient Care Units and Emergency Department 7 days a week with general independence and decision-making responsibility under the general guidance of the attending physicians, chief resident and department lead APP. Guidelines include general policy procedures and practice guidelines established by the department and Harborview Medical Center, as well as appropriate professional and technical manuals.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner:

• Masters or Doctorate Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing

• AND Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges

• AND National certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• Physician Assistant:

• Licensure as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Washington

• AND national certification from a national certifying body (NCCPA)

• BLS certification required

• Applicant must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medial Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.