Trauma Surgery Physician Assistant

Saint Francis Healthcare System is looking for a board-certified Physician Assistant or board-certified Nurse Practitioner to join the system's Trauma/Acute Care group.

Trauma & Acute Care are fast-paced environments requiring critical thinking skills, attention to detail and confidence in decision-making. Saint Francis's Trauma/Acute Care team is looking for a provider with a strong work ethic and a desire and willingness to practice at the top of licensure.

Position Details:

• Join a group of 4, employed Trauma Advanced Practice Providers
• Completion of an acute care fellowship after completion of their master's program, preferred
• Previous ICU, OR, and procedural skills, required
• Schedule is 14, 12-hour shifts per month with rotating days and nights, holidays and weekends
• EMR: Epic
  
  

Responsibilities include:

• Admit, discharge, and manage daily care of Trauma & Critical Care Service patients, in collaboration with the attending physician
• Oversee care of patients in the Trauma Follow-Up Clinic
• Perform bedside procedures including:
• Arterial line placement,
• Endotracheal intubation,
• CVS, placement (non-tunneled dialysis catheters and Swan-Ganz catheters),
• Chest tube placement,
• Thoracentesis,
• Basic fracture and dislocation reduction,
• Burn management, and
• Resuscitation
• APP will also need to administer conscious sedation per protocol, perform ultrasounds for trauma and hemodynamic evaluation, PEG placements (excluding endoscopy portion), and act as Surgical First Assist for Acute Care Surgeons.
  
  

Benefits include:

• MGMA shift rate ($146,000 - $160,000 annual salary) plus incentive bonus!
• $15,000 Sign-On Bonus Offered!
• Up to $5,000 in Relocation Assistance offered!
• Night shift differential and Critical Excess Call Coverage pay
• $1,500 CME allowance per fiscal year
• 403b retirement plan
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Malpractice with tail coverage
  
  

Education:

Graduate from a Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) or successor accredited program.

Certification & Licensures:

APP will maintain the following certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS

Cape Girardeau and Surrounding Metropolitan Area:

When it comes to selecting a location to live and work, the medically sophisticated environment of Saint Francis Healthcare System is only part of the equation. Our region features the family values you would expect with its Midwestern roots and a community enhanced with sophistication by cultural benefits typically found in larger cities.

Situated between St. Louis and Memphis along the mighty Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau is family-friendly and offers a wide range of activities, including an expansive park system, as well as State and National Parks. Cape Girardeau Regional Airport offers direct flights to St. Louis, Chicago, and Nashville, providing easy, stress-free travel at an affordable rate!

Students come from all over the United States and from more than 40 countries around the world to attend Southeast Missouri State University with its Division 1 NCAA Athletics and flourishing performing arts center. Cape Girardeau is also home to one of the top-ranked golf clubs in all of Missouri - Dalhousie Golf Club is a private residential course designed by Jack Nicklaus.