Full Job Description
Join TeamHealth's highly skilled critical care medicine team at Tampa General Hospital as a nocturnist advanced practice clinician. We are seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our collaborative, high acuity critical care team. Qualified candidates will have a master's degree in nursing or be a board certified PA.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Work autonomously while collaborating closely with the critical care team to assess, evaluate and manage critically ill patients in the ICU
- Provide comprehensive care for a diverse, high acuity patient population, including medical and surgical patients with vascular, thoracic, burn and cardiac conditions
- Deliver timely evaluation and management of patients with urgent and emergent clinical needs
- Perform histories and physical examinations
- Order, review and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging and other clinical testing
- Closely monitor patient status and response treatment, adjusting the plan of case as appropriate
- Maintain thorough and accurate documentation in the ICU medical record
- Recommend and initiate appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Perform advanced bedside procedures, including intubation, bronchoscopy, central line placement, hemodialysis catheter placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis and paracentesis
- Demonstrate clinical excellence, sound judgement, and strong problem-solving skills while providing exceptional patient care
Interested in learning more? Apply today!
City Description
Enjoy a perfect climate in a waterfront city with many of the nation's leading attractions. A large natural harbor on Florida's Gulf coast, the Tampa Bay area is an exciting place to call home. Enjoy pristine beaches, an abundance of private and public golf courses, world-class amusement attractions, museums, dining, shopping and all the trappings of a major metropolis and travel destination. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the sand at Anna Marie Island, a beach, pier and shopping attraction. Take the whole family to Busch Gardens for thrilling rides, wildlife viewing, live performances and more. In addition to these exciting attractions, Tampa offers a growing arts and cultural scene. The Dali Museum offers an extensive collection by the famous surrealist painter, Salvador Dali. For exciting nightlife, look no further than Ybor City known for its boutiques, shops, Cuban and Latin eateries, clubs and much more. Tampa Bay's Gulf Coast of Florida is near the sandy, white Gulf of Mexico beaches, where you can enjoy fishing, boating, golf, tennis and professional sports teams like the Buccaneers and Devil Rays. Explore all that Tampa has to offer!
Facility Description
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is a private, not-for-profit hospital with more than 1,000 beds. As one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in Florida. TGH serves a dozen counties with a total population in excess of 4,000,000. As the area's only Level 1 trauma center, one of only three burn centers in Florida, and home to one of the leading organ transplant centers in the country and has performed more than 6,000 adult solid organ transplants, TGH is also the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine.
Job Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation structure that increases with experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401k plan
- Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program
- Access to professional development tools and educational resources through the TeamHealth Institute
- Paid professional liability insurance including tail coverage
