Job Summary
Job Description
Seeking Experienced Hospitalist/OBS/PAT Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
At US Acute Care Solutions, you will have the opportunity to practice compassionate, attentive, and quality care with a group that invests in your growth, while valuing and rewarding your expertise. Our Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues, with support through their own local, regional, and national APP leadership. As the country’s leading physician-owned acute care group, we understand how important it is to be supported in leadership by your APP colleagues to focus on what’s important: quality patient care.
DETAILS
- This position will float between Summa Health System Akron HM and PAT departments and Barberton Obs and HM departments.
SUMMA AKRON
- HOSPITALIST SERVICE
- Average Daily Encounters: 219
- 15-20 per physician
- Seven-day physician coverage; one swing shift APP; one nocturnist per day
- Scheduling is seven days on; seven days off
- Teach Med Team several weeks per quarter
- HOSPITAL
- The 635-bed hospital is the largest hospital in the region and 1,200 members of medical staff
- Level 1 Trauma Center, a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Certified Stroke Center. Awarded nursing's highest honor - Magnet recognition - by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States are recognized as Magnet
- Comprehensive Stroke Care Center and Thrombectomy Capable Center
- Psychiatric Hospital
- Recently constructed Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavillion offers the ability to transport behavioral health patients directly from the ED
SUMMA BARBERTON
- HOSPITALIST SERVICES
- Average Daily Encounters: 82
- Four-five physicians, one APP daily, seven days on/ seven days off; one swing shift APP, seven days on/seven off; one nocturnist per day
- Scheduling 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for day APP & MD; 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. for swing APP, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for nocturnist
- OBSERVATION SERVICES
- Annual patient volume of 3,000
- 10-bed unit
- Unit runs adjacent to ED
- EPIC EMR
- 16-hour coverage and overnight ED physician coverage
- Units close proximity to ED is a benefit to having on-site physician backup and ease of consultation/collaboration
- HOSPITAL
- Medium-sized, full-service community hospital situated in a southern suburban area of Akron, Ohio
- The modern facility is well-equipped with recent renovations, including newly renovated ED
- Very responsive back-up maintains good rapport with the Emergency Department and represents all specialties; only major trauma and severe pediatric cases are transferred; excellent support when needed is just minutes away at Akron Children’s Hospital
BENEFITS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Financial Benefits
- Equity ownership for all full-time physicians
- Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
- Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Intangible Benefits
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
- Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME)
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- USACS Orientation and Assemblies
- Professional Development Programs including: Scholars (Leadership Training), Efficiency Academy, and Engagement & Experience Academy
COMMUNITY
Akron is ideally located, with quick access to major cities like Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh. More than 20 distinct neighborhoods are available to residents, and the city boasts a vital arts and culture scene with sites such as the Akron Art Museum, Akron Civic Theatre; additional attractions include Cuyahoga Valley National Park, local festivals and the Akron Zoo and annual event, the All-American Soap Box Derby.