Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Critical Care
Full-Time Critical Care Opportunity in the Heart of Austin, TX!
Centrally located at 32nd Street & IH-35, St. David’s Medical Center is a comprehensive stroke center with exceptional ancillary support including a certified chest pain center, 24-hour emergency department, and leading-edge care in women’s services, neurosciences, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, and rehabilitation.
- 24-bed medical/surgical ICU with 16 bed Neurocritical Care Unit
- We see a variety of ICU populations including medical, surgical, neuro, and cardiac
- 1 APP from 7p-7a. Intensivists backup night call from home
- APP will conduct evening rounds, work with Hospitalist on admitting patients to ICU, and perform procedures (central lines, arterial lines, and intubations)
- ECMO service starting
- Average 3 admissions per night shift plus procedures
- Collegial medical staff and excellent neurosurgery support
- Block schedule
Our talented clinicians are the key to fulfilling our mission. We focus on optimizing the practice environment so our clinicians can provide the highest level of critical care to our patients. This is the key to engagement. We optimize workloads effectively, reducing inefficiencies, and consistently exceeding expectations through service excellence to our clinicians.
Requirements of Nurse Practitioners
As a Nurse Practitioner with Sound Physicians, you will work in an environment that promotes the Sound Core Values of integrity, teamwork, service, quality, and innovation enjoying a sustainable career with programs consistently staffed to levels that facilitate a manageable workload for our Intensivist teams. At Sound Physicians, we recognize the value that you bring when you are empowered to work at the top of your license. We invest in robust onboarding and training as you assimilate into a new role at a new hospital. We support you to provide the excellent care you long to give each patient through ongoing professional development and ongoing feedback on your clinical performance.
As a Critical Care NP you can expect to:
- Independently assess, examine, and provide care to critically ill patients in the ICU including procedures such as central lines, intubations, arterial lines, and chest tubes
- Manage medical, surgical, and cardiac patients
- Actively present and participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds in the ICU
- Work autonomously and multitask within the critical care team
- Commit to excellence in clinical service and demonstrate problem-solving abilities necessary to best serve our patients
- Current, unrestricted license in Texas
Location & Lifestyle
Named the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin has a plethora of music venues and local bands to entertain endless crowds. The metro area is home to banner music festivals like Austin City Limits, a two-weekend-long fall event featuring major headliners and lesser-known acts, as well as South by Southwest. Those who are looking for a great dining experience will enjoy Austin’s bustling culinary scene, featuring an endless array of BBQ and food trucks, as well as fine dining restaurants. Outdoor amenities are endless – spend the day on Town Lake, or cool off Located inside off at Barton Springs is a natural pool fed by underwater springs.