ICU Physician Assistant

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is adding three Advanced Practice Clinicians (Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants) to the Intensive Care Unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington. The selected candidates will have at least one year of ICU experience as an NP, PA or an RN.

Join a team of 14 collegial Pulmonary/Critical Care Physicians and 2 clinic Nurse Practitioners. Two experienced Physician Assistants currently work in the ICU with recruitment in place to add 5 APCs over the next 6 months.

Why you’ll love the practice: 

• New program having Advanced Practice Clinicians in the ICU. A lot of room for growth and development.
• Good mix of medical, surgical, cardiac and neurosurgical cases including a variety of procedures and clinical, bed-side work.
• Current Intensivists and PAs in the ICU are friendly and supportive of each other.
• ICU shifts are 10-hours per shift, 4 days per week with day, evening and night shifts. All of the Advanced Practice ICU Clinicians will rotate to cover shifts.
• Schedules are confirmed 90 days in advance.
• Two 24-bed ICUs with Intensivist support.
• EPIC EMR
  

Hospital Highlights: 

• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is a 450-bed community hospital with a Level II trauma center. 
• The Emergency Department is the busiest in Southwest Washington, caring for over 76,000 patients yearly. 
• State-of-the-art 14-bed inpatient rehabilitation floor provides intensive therapy services. 
• Our integrated physician-led medical group has over 1,000 active medical providers with most specialty services represented. 

PeaceHealth Benefits:

• Competitive compensation plus signing bonus and relocation assistance 
• CME reimbursement 
• Fully paid malpractice insurance 
• Exceptional health coverage options and retirement plans 
• Employee Wellness Program with FitBit allowance and up to $400 in incentives for healthy lifestyle
  

Vancouver, Washington– look any direction and the scenery is astounding! Snow-capped mountains, nationally protected evergreen forests, the waterfall-laced Columbia River gorge, and rugged Pacific-coast beaches – all within a short 90-minute drive. The northwest is a dream come true for outdoor enthusiasts. And against that magnificent backdrop, Vancouver and neighboring Portland, Oregon offer all the best amenities of city living. What makes our area so special? A thriving arts scene, varied professional sports teams, unique neighborhoods, and a wealth of diverse culinary destinations.

PeaceHealth’s community of health care professionals in the Vancouver area include PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, a 450-bed tertiary-level hospital with complete services, and PeaceHealth Medical Group, a multi-specialty group serving communities throughout Clark County.

PeaceHealth offers outstanding Benefits!

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