ER Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

Work with us in a cutting-edge, rural emergency department on the beautiful shores of Lake Minnewaska in central Minnesota. With 3-5 plus years of ER experience, you deserve a comfortable work-life balance available at Glacial Ridge Hospital’s Emergency Department in Glenwood, MN. Our advanced care providers work autonomously in a well-supported, technologically advanced environment. This position requires experience and confidence in performing POCUS, airway management, resuscitation, emergent procedures, and managing complex medical patients. Additional training available. Sign-on bonus and more!

As an independent level IV trauma center and acute stroke-ready hospital, we also provide a wide array of medical services, including clinics, homecare, hospice, and therapy. We’re doing big things at Glacial Ridge and hiring new team members and medical professionals ready to provide heartfelt care.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with acute illnesses/injuries in a fast-paced, dynamic emergency department environment.
• Initial evaluation, history, physical examination, emergency procedures, and interpretation of various diagnostic studies.
• Treat all levels of acuity, including adults and pediatrics.
• Initial evaluation, history, physical examination, emergency procedures, and interpretation of various diagnostic studies.
• Provide emergency care, including trauma, POCUS, airway management, vascular access, minor surgical procedures, casting, suturing, ordering, and interpreting labs and x-rays.
• Opportunity for advanced training in resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, advanced resuscitative procedures, and REBOA.
• Manage complex medical patients.
• Formulate differential diagnosis based on patient symptoms and test results.
• Proficient in the documentation and computerized EMR and CPOE.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Emergency Department experience is required.
• Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program.
• Physician Assistant certification through the Nation Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). For Nurse Practitioners, certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).
• Current Minnesota License.
• ACLS, ATLS, and PALS Certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to read and communicate effectively.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• Team building.

Performance Standards

• Must adhere to HIPAA confidentiality standards.
• Must adhere to the Keys to Heartfelt Care.
• Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the position.

Schedule

• Part-Time, Full-Time, or Independent Contract

How to Apply

• Apply Online – You may upload a CV with the online application.
• Download, print, and mail completed application or resume to Jenna Janu, HR Manager, 10 Fourth Ave SE, Glenwood, MN 56334.

GRHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Glacial Ridge Health System

Glacial Ridge Health System is located in Glenwood, Minnesota to provide Heartfelt Care to the surrounding communities, our patients, and our staff. As an independent level IV trauma center and acute stroke-ready hospital, we also provide a wide array of medical services, including clinics, homecare, hospice, and therapy. We’re doing big things at Glacial Ridge and are hiring new team members and medical professionals who are ready to provide heartfelt care!