Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Needed for ICU Coverage

Acute Care NP / PAs Needed for ICU Coverage

Mercy Health Physicians-Youngstown is adding NP / PAs to expand ICU coverage.  This is shift based and providing in house coverage.  The providers will provide critical care coverage and rounding on ICU patients. The team will expand our coverage area of our intensive care units in the hospital working in collaboration with neurologists, neuro-interventionalists, and critical care intensivists.  The unit will be shared between the NP / PA and the physician.

The NP / PA will function as independent healthcare providers who, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, will be responsible for providing comprehensive care to in patients with acute or chronic medical conditions. The NP / PA will be responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health education, care coordination in a hospital-based setting. The NP / PA will demonstrate an advanced level of medical clinical knowledge and will communicate effective with physicians, nurses, and other support staff.

Candidates must have acute care certification. The NP / PA will need to initiate vents, place central lines, ACLS, BLS certified and be comfortable running codes. The NP / PA should also have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to strengthen the ICU coverage and care for those ICU patients. There will be peer mentorship and collaboration with the neurologists, neuro-interventionalists,  and intensivists. We are open to new graduates and will train. Excellent compensation package.

About Mercy Health Youngstown :

Mercy Health Youngstown, formerly Humility of Mary Health Partners, is an integrated health system in the Mahoning Valley, which encompasses the Youngstown / Warren metropolitan area - Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio. It is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, which is headquartered in Cincinnati and is the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States. It is affiliated with several medical schools including Northeast Ohio Medical University just north and Lake Erie College of Medicine northeast of the area.

Mercy Health Youngstown provides a full spectrum of healthcare services - acute inpatient and trauma, outpatient and ambulatory, rehabilitation, behavioral, emergency and urgent care, primary care physicians in patient-centered medical homes, specialist physician care, home health, home medical equipment, long-term care and hospice care, as well as Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley.

Community :

Situated an hours drive from Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Youngstown is at the center of the Mahoning Valley. With a population of 550,000, its a comfortable and inviting community with excellent schools and affordable housing, plus dozens of galleries, museums, performance venues and historic sites.

Mahoning County is home to lush parks and miles of hiking and biking trails. Several nearby lakes are great places to spend the day on the water. Plus, youre just an hour south of beautiful Lake Erie.

The Youngstown area has been ranked #4 in the country for top-quality public golf courses, with more than a dozen to play.

Northeast Ohio is home to some of the finest domestic wineries in the country with varietals unique to the climate. The local dining scene satisfies foodies with a wide variety of cuisine.

From the professional Youngstown Symphony Orchestra to the longest continually running community theater in the U.S., the arts are playing an important part in the rebirth of the area. The unique Butler Institute of American Art is home to over 20,000 works created solely by American artists.

In addition to traditional malls, youll find everything from Ohios only indoor Amish Market to quaint antique shops and one of Ohios most unique farmers markets.

The area offers USHL hockey, Division 1 NCAA football and Class A baseball. Its easy to take in the game of your choice close to home. For major league sports, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are just an hour away.

Youngstown is perfectly situated for those who like to travel, with 3 international airports within an hours drive.