Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Clinician In Rome, NY

Job Description

Are you looking for a rewarding career in emergency medicine? TeamHealth has the perfect opportunity for you! We are seeking a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) to join our team. The emergency medicine (EM) advanced practice clinician (APC) provides high-quality, patient-centered care to patients presenting to the emergency department. Working collaboratively with emergency physicians and the interdisciplinary care team, the APC evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with a wide range of acute illnesses and injuries in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

About the Role

• Perform rapid and comprehensive patient assessments, including history and physical examinations
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute medical, surgical, and traumatic conditions
• Order, interpret, and act on diagnostic studies (laboratory tests, imaging, EKGs)
• Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with emergency physicians
• Manage patient flow including fast track, main ED, observation, and admissions
• Identify and respond to medical emergencies and clinical deterioration
• Participate in patient disposition decisions (discharge, admission, transfer)

Perform procedures within scope and credentialing, such as:

• Laceration repair
• Incision and drainage
• Splinting and fracture management
• Abscess care
• Procedural sedation (as credentialed)
• Point-of-care ultrasound (if trained)

Competitive Compensation, with an estimated base salary range of $65 to $75 hourly. 

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Benefits

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
- Prescription coverage
- Health savings account (HSA) and/or flexible spending account (FSA)
- Competitive base salary
- Free virtual CME
- Professional liability insurance coverage 

Facility

Serving the community for more than 130 years, Rome Memorial Hospital is a non-profit acute care facility with 130 licensed acute care beds and an 80-bed skilled nursing facility. This facility provides a wide range of care services to the community including general medical and surgical care, pediatric care, intensive care, obstetric, long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation, and senior behavioral healthcare, as well as a full array of outpatient services. All of these services are backed by the facility's commitment to delivering high quality care using evidence-based practices and the latest in medical technology. Rome Memorial Hospital is an affiliate of St. Joseph's Health, a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, New York, focused on advancing and expanding the range of healthcare services provided at their facilities.

About the City

Rome is in Oneida County of upstate New York and has a population of about 32,850. Rome is one of two principal cities in the Utica/Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area in the south-central part of the county. Known as the City of American History, Rome is in the heart of the Leatherstocking Region made famous by James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales."

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