Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
NP / PA Opportunity in Frederick, MD at high volume ER; Great Leadership and Full Subspecialty Backup
Frederick Memorial Hospital is a 233-bed, community-based hospital with a brand new, state-of-the-art, $200 million pediatric ER. They are the 6th busiest ER in Maryland with high acuity, high volume and great leadership.
- ED Volume – 55,000; High acuity (27%)
- Procedure experience is required
- Full sub-specialty backup, including GI hospitalist
- Integrated care program – Sound manages the hospitalist, critical care, and emergency medicine services (including EM pediatrics)
- Access SoundInstitute™ learning platform for continuing education and professional career development with convenient online and in-person educational courses, including CME
Requirements of Advanced Practitioners
The Sound Physicians’ emergency medicine leadership recognizes the medical team as key to the success of our hospital partnerships. The clinical onboarding of all our nurse practitioners and physician assistants is a coordinated process that recognizes the skill level of the APP based on a tiered approach to their clinical experience. While the EM APP onboarding program is standardized, it is guided and overseen at the site level by site-specific leaders.
- A current, unrestricted license in MD; Minimum of 1 year of emergency medicine experience required; EM fellowship preferred
- ACLS/BLS/PALS required
- Collaborate with fellow APPs and physicians in managing a thriving and very busy ED
- Must be able to work independently
- Opportunity to mentor NP/PA students that rotate through the ED and also learn procedures if that is of interest
Location & Lifestyle
Located less than an hour from Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Gettysburg, the city of Frederick, Maryland is surrounded by mountain views, scenic walking trails, wineries, orchards, and a vibrant downtown.
- Surrounded by mountain views, wineries, orchards, and vibrant Main Street communities
- Visitors can hike the Appalachian Trail, visit Maryland’s largest brewery, and tour a battlefield all in one day
Thrive Where Contributions Are Rewarded and Valued
At Sound Physicians, we recognize the value you bring when you are empowered to perform the full scope of your practice. From the start of your career with Sound Physicians, we will support you in providing the excellent care that you long to give each patient through continual professional development and ongoing feedback on your clinical performance. As an advanced practice provider (APP) with Sound Physicians, you will thrive in an environment that promotes our organizational core values of integrity, teamwork, service, quality, and innovation.
Sound Physicians’ nurse practitioners and physician assistants enjoy a key role in driving improvements in acute care, alongside our emergency medicine physicians. In support of our core values, we ensure our advanced practice providers have the time and resources needed to deliver compassionate care. You will be involved with driving improvements in quality, and patient satisfaction, and aligning with hospital leadership in achieving the goals set for the team.