What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant- Critical Care position at BJC HealthCare?
Physician Assistant at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Overview
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.
The physician assistant department at Missouri Baptist Medical Center provides a wide range of services to meet the needs of the patients, medical and nursing staff. The Physician Assistant department is divided into two main disciplines, one being providing acute care services to all of the medical floors and the other providing daily rounding and management of our patients in both the Medical and Surgical Complex Units. All of the care is in coordination and cooperation of the patient¿s attending physician. Coverage is provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Functions as the hospital’s first responder for the evaluation, timely diagnosis, management/treatment as well as triage of rapidly deteriorating, acutely ill patients in the acute coronary care unit, all medical and surgical floors, OB floors, Cardiovascular Unit/Progressive Care Unit, as well as many outpatient areas such as Cancer Center, Interventional Radiology, Breast center.. Additionally, they freeing up the Critical Care Physician to focus on the stabilization and management of ICU patients. The Critical Care PAs also allow for many critical care services to be extended outside of the ICU. This service is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Education
Experience
Supervisor Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
