Critical Care- Physician Assistant Resident - Glen Burnie, MD, United States - University of Maryland Medical System

Description

Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC), a member of the University of Maryland Medical System, and a leading provider of primary care in Anne Arundel County, is looking for a Physician Assistant for our Critical Care Residency Program.

The Critical Care Residency Program is a one-year post graduate training program consisting of a wide range of technical and procedural skills by sharing knowledge through simulation, educational courses and clinical rotations.

Our goal is for you to learn to provide comprehensive health care to a specific patient population under the supervision of medical staff.

Follows established applicable nursing and medical standards, procedures, and practices, and gives specific patient care directions to nursing and other support staff.

Patients served include adolescent through adult-older adult.

You will work as a member of the critical care team and develop greater independence over the course of a 12-month training program.

Note writing
Ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing
Obtain a diverse understanding of critical care billing
As a BWMC Critical Care Resident you can expect:
Complete an evidence-based research project including local presentation or publication.
Trained to obtain patient histories and develops patient care charges, ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation.

Trained to design, order and document appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.

Direct supervision of all patient care
Structured teachings on common critical care medical diagnoses
Program completion includes local presentation or publication of an evidence based research project

Skill building for:
interacting with families, end-of-life care and palliative care involvement

Procedural skill will include:

intubation, ultrasound guided central lines, arterial lines, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, chest tube placements , paracentesis, lumbar puncture, bedside tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube placements.

Elective time can be spent with palliative care, infectious disease, cardiology, nephrology, neurology and interventional pulmonology.
Be part of a rich tradition of Medicine while shaping the future of care delivery.

Experience the highest level of appreciation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center named Top Workplace in the Baltimore area by The Baltimore Sun two years in a row (2019 & 2020); As part of the acclaimed University of Maryland Medical System, our facility is one of three ANCC Pathway to Excellence designated hospitals in Maryland.

UM BWMC features one of the states busiest emergency departments, as well as a team of experts who care for our community and one another.

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) provides the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve.

Our medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people.

Our expert physicians and experienced, compassionate staff are connected to medical practices in the local community as well as at University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore.

For patients, this means access to high-quality care and research discoveries aimed at improving Marylands health. Our physicians and nursing staff specialize in emergency, acute, medical-surgical and critical care. In addition, our medical center is home to many Centers of Excellence, offering expert outpatient health care.

Graduation from a Physician Assistant educational program approved by the State Board of Licensing or found by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the programs in Maryland required.

Must be approved by the Credentialing Committee and MEC within 8 months of hire date.
Current BLS and ACLS certification or obtained prior to providing direct patient care is required.
A one-page essay detailing your interest in our critical care residency program.