Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Critical Care

Mayo Clinic

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Mankato, Minnesota

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Functions as an Intensivist in an 18-bed critical care unit, managing complex patients from admission through transfer. Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, developing evidence-based care plans, and performing clinical procedures.

Qualifications

You have advanced clinical judgment, strong technical competence, and professional communication skills. You are able to perform and document comprehensive patient assessments, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and develop evidence-based care plans. This role requires the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating schedule.

Must Have Skills for ATS

line placement

suturing

wound management

Job Description

The Advanced Practice Provider, either Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, functions as an Intensivist within an 18 bed critical care unit. This role partners with a multidisciplinary team to manage critically ill and complex patients from admission through transfer. The APP provides high quality, evidence based care and demonstrates advanced clinical judgment, strong technical competence, and professional communication. This is a nocturnist role requiring night shifts, weekends, and holidays on a rotating schedule.


Key Responsibilities

  • Patient Assessment and Documentation
    Perform and document comprehensive history and physical examinations, daily progress notes, and transfer and discharge summaries in the electronic health record
    Order and interpret diagnostic tests using appropriate clinical assessment techniques
    Continuously assess patient risk factors including medication effects, hemodynamic stability, nutrition, mobility, fluid balance, and invasive therapies
  • Diagnosis and Clinical Decision Making
    Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop accurate diagnoses for acute and complex conditions
    Order, perform, interpret, and oversee diagnostic testing
    Develop and document differential diagnoses and risk stratification to guide care planning
  • Care Planning and Implementation
    Develop individualized, evidence based plans of care aligned with clinical protocols and patient needs
    Identify expected outcomes and adjust plans based on patient condition and response
    Prescribe diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to optimize outcomes
    Perform procedures within scope and competency, including line placement and removal, suturing, and wound management
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
    Continuously evaluate patient progress and modify the plan of care based on clinical findings
    Ensure vigilant monitoring and attention to detail to support optimal patient outcomes
  • Communication and Collaboration
    Maintain effective communication with the interdisciplinary care team
    Facilitate clear communication with patients, families, and staff to ensure continuity of care
    Complete documentation accurately, timely, and in compliance with regulatory standards

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.


Why Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.
Benefits Highlights
  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is. 
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law".  Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic has expanded and changed in many ways, but our values remain true to the vision of our founders. Our primary value – The needs of the patient come first – guides our plans and decisions as we create the future of health care. Join us and you'll find a culture of teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career. Mayo Clinic was founded in Rochester, Minnesota by brothers Dr. William James Mayo and Dr. Charles Horace Mayo. More than 100 years later, their vision continues to evolve around a single guiding value: "The needs of the patient come first." Today we are the largest integrated, not for-profit medical group practice in the world. We are recognized for high-quality patient care more than any other academic medical center in the nation. These endorsements are very gratifying, but also humbling. They remind us of the tradition that has been entrusted to each one of us, and the legacy of excellence that we uphold every day.
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