ER Nurse Practitioner, Locum

*CHI St.
Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center is looking for APP coverage for their Emergency Medicine Department, with hospitalist experience.
The APP must have hospitalist experience to be considered for the position and it will be for Hospitalist Hybrid as well.
Excellent opportunity to work in the CSH Fargo system.
This need is at Carrington but once a provider works at one of the Fargo division facilities, credentialing and acceptance to other facilities are much easier.
* *Summary: *The provider is responsible for daily rounds on all inpatients.
This includes swing beds and observation patients.
Usually occurs at 0800 every day.
Provider is also responsible for all ER patients that present to the ER during the assignment period.
Local nursing homes may call with questions or concerns regarding their patients, and locum provider is responsible for follow-up on that as well.
*BID DUE DATE: FIRST TO FILL!* *DATES OF COVERAGE:* * *Shifts include 10 hours onsite & 14 hours onsite call.
* * Oct 9 (8a) - 16 (8a) * Oct 30 (8a) - Nov 6 (8a) * Nov 20 (8a) - 27 (8a) * Dec 11 (8a) - 18 (8a) * Jan 1 (8a) - 8 (8a)' *DETAILS:* * *Setting: *ER/Hospital - Carrington is a trauma level 5 emergency room.
* *Required procedures:* laceration repair, cardiac care * *Duties: *ER coverage, Hospital Rounds, Nursing home concerns * *EMR: *Meditech * *Support Staff: *Avel eCare, Nursing, Pharmacy, Clinic providers * *Reason for Coverage: *Medical Leave * Inpatient census is 3-4 per day * ER volume is about 5 per day.
We have a large Medicare population so see CHF, Diabetes, COPD.
ER patients usually are urgent care patients, but we do see our share of trauma and critical patients.
* CHI history? 20 bed critical access hospital.
We are nonprofit, and are part of CommonSpirit Health * Carrington is a very small Critical Access Hospital.
We do not care for any critical care patients.
We have a high rate of Medicare patients between 85-100% in the hospital and very low peds rate.
* *Carrington is located between two nursing homes.
Providers must be willing to conduct consults for nursing home patients.
* * APP’s permitted to admit * Must be comfortable and knowledgeable working independently * *ER has a Avera-e care- *(in the case a second opinion is needed- TeleHealth resource for consults, extra set of eyes) * Round and be available for the nurses * *Credentialing: Can Emergency Credential in one week if all necessary paperwork is turned in right away!* *ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE FACILITY:* * We do have patients in Swingbed (step down).
Our average daily census is typically no greater than 3-6.
* Lower acuity patients are admitted and provider would be expected to round and care for those patients.
No intubations required * Our volumes are very low typically only 1200/year.
Candidates must be able to care for trauma patients and have the ability to assess patients and communicate with Tertiary Centers when transfers are needed.
* Carrington owns the ambulance system which does most of the transfers.
* *First day info*: Enter through door one, and proceed to the nurses station.
* *What is included in the hybrid portion of this need? Are the 24 hours onsite or will any portion of it be call?* The site prefers 10 hours on site, and 14 hours on call.
However, if the ER is quiet, and the patients on the floor have been rounded on etc.
, the provider may to their sleep room and just be on call.
We like hospital rounds to be done around 9am.
The provider usually comes to med-surg around 8am and stays until rounds, and patient needs are met.
*SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS* AANP/NCCPA Certified - *REQUIRED* Active ND license - *REQUIRED * Active ACLS, DEA - *REQUIRED or MUST BE WILLING TO OBTAIN * *Active ATLS - REQUIRED - MUST BE ACTIVE AT TIME OF SUBMISSION TO BE CONSIDERED.
* Active PALS - *HIGHLY PREFERRED * Must have at least 1 year of hospitalist Experience *- REQUIRED* Clean Malpractice - *HIGHLY PREFERRED* Must disclose Availability at Name clear *- REQUIRED* Disclose if provider has worked at any other CHI/Dignity Facility *- REQUIRED* COVID vaccine - *REQUIRED* *ABOUT THE FACILITY* CHI St.
Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center is proud to be a *Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in the United States*.
Inside Carrington Medical Center you’ll find a thriving community of highly trained professionals dedicated to providing safe, quality care in Central North Dakota.
Job Types: Contract, Local contract, Locum tenens, Temporary Pay: $62.
00 - $73.
00 per hour Benefits: * Flexible schedule * Malpractice insurance Medical specialties: * Emergency Medicine Standard shift: * Day shift Supplemental pay types: * Overtime pay Supplemental schedule: * Extended hours * Holidays Weekly schedule: * 4x10 * Rotating weekends * Weekends as needed Work setting: * Acute care * ER * Hospital * In-person * Level V trauma center Experience: * hospitalist: 2 years (Required) * ER: 1 year (Required) License/Certification: * ATLS Certification (Required) * DEA Certification (Required) Work Location: In person