Emergency Medicine/Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider - West Reading, PA, United States - Tower Health
Description
The Advanced Practitioner shall assist the Emergency Medicine physicians in evaluating and treating patients in the main Emergency Department.The Advanced Practitioner functions as a primary health care provider with the responsibility of managing health related problems and conditions.
The APP serves as a clinical leader and works closely with the physicians in managing patients, administration of medication, order necessary labs or tests, prescriptions and appropriate documentation of patient charts.
Works within specific department with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals in coordinating and delivering patient care and facilitating communication between the patient and family members, the nursing team and the medical staff functioning as a clinical expert in the area, program or department assigned.
Emergency Department Highlights:
Reading Hospital ED is Pennsylvania's busiest ED with more than 137,000 patients annually, including 30,000 children.
Very experienced staff with 40+ providers as well as Emergency Medicine Residents
The Emergency Department contains 120 beds
New self-contained Pediatric Emergency unit with 16 beds
Level I Trauma Center
Level III NICU
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Abundant teaching, quality improvement, and research opportunities
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
Relocation assistance
H1B & Green Card Support
Supportive health system to advance goals
The Community:
Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast.
The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating.Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin' Phils) teams.
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#Graduate of an accredited Advanced Practitioner program
Licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania
Experience working in the Emergency Department
Reading Hospital , located in West Reading, PA is seeking a Advanced Practitioner to join the busiest Emergency Department in Pennsylvania and a very collaborative team of 40+ providers and Emergency Medicine Residents.
The Emergency Department has state-of-the-art technology with extensive multi subspeciaty support,120 beds and a n ew self-contained Pediatric Emergency unit with 16 beds.
Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals.
As the nationally recognized, Magnet-designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state's busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Reading Hospital was named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2023 by HealthgradesTM.This is the second year in a row that Reading Hospital has been in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance.
Reading Hospital has also been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.News and World Report the second year in a row.
Reading Hospital Awards and Recognition:
Neurosciences Excellence AwardTM
Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences
Reading Hospital Recognized on Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals (92 nd List