CRNP or PA - Altoona Hospital Medicine - Staff or Senior

UPMC Altoona is hiring a Full-Time Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to help support their Altoona Hospital Medicine team!   

Hours: 12-hour shifts. Monday through Sunday, 7 days on followed by 7 days off.

Location: UPMC Altoona with some travel to UPMC Bedford, as needed.

Position Specifics: Serve patients admitted to UPMC Altoona. Daily rounds with hospitalist physician and inpatient census. Admissions, discharges, and subsequent visits daily on patients.

Department Details: 100% inpatient setting in a fast-paced environment. 

See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP): 

• →The successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program is required
• →BSN, MSN is preferred
• →Professional nursing experience and/or nurse practitioner experience is preferred
• →Current state RN license and CRNP certification are required
• →National certification, eligible for licensure by Pennsylvania board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Pennsylvania state board of nursing
• →Current CPR certification is required
• →Act 33 Clearance will be required 
• →Act 73 Clearance will be required 
• →Act 34 Clearance required

Physician Assistant (PA):  

• →A graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required 
• →BS or MS candidate is preferred 
• →Experience as a physician assistant and/or experience in a clinical setting is preferred 
• →Current state PA license certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required 
• →Current CPR certification is required 
• →Act 33 Clearance will be required  
• →Act 73 Clearance will be required 
• →Act 34 Clearance required 

Senior Level 

• →Minimum 3 years of experience or Completion of a post-graduate residency  
• →The successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner or a graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) program is required 
• →BSN, MSN preferred for CRNP, BS or MS preferred for PA 
• →Completion of National Certification  
• →Must achieve a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating or higher on annual performance evaluation for consideration and to maintain status annually 
• →Completion of an OAPP approved professional contribution within one year of hire or promotion into the position.  
• →Must have department chair approval for promotion 
• →ACLS or ITLS or NALS or PALS or ACLS or other certifications listed must meet AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.  

OAPP: If practicing in an outpatient or other non-inpatient setting, APPs can use one of the certifications above or use a business unit approved certification which is relevant, and value added to the practice setting. 

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran