Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Internal Number: 11241_903307
Mercy Virtual is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our vAcute team located at our Virtual Care Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
This Position Includes:
Part-time, two 12-hr shifts/wk
Integrated health system with a competitive income guarantee.
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vacation and CME.
Relocation assistance and Malpractice insurance.
Responsibilities:
Performs patient telemedicine central intake assessment and care plans on Mercy Virtual patients.
Makes daily virtual rounds and examines patients on a case specific need, makes all necessary chart entries and notes, and participates in the writing of any necessary orders.
Communicates with Primary Care physicians as outlined by the PCP preference list.
Coordinates and executes care plans with the ambulatory care team.
Triage patients based on priority and patient need with Mercy Virtual software.
May write medical orders based on patient need (including medications, blood and blood products, laboratory tests, X-rays, invasive and non-invasive tests, consult requests, diet, and patient activity level).
Performs other duties within credentialed privileges as required by Executive Director and Medical Director of the Mercy Virtual Ambulatory Telemedicine Program.
All clinical duties performed will be supervised by an attending physician designated as a supervising physician within Mercy Virtual.
Qualifications:
Current licensure to practice professional nursing or Physician Assistant in the state of Missouri
Experience in Emergency Medicine or ICU
This position must be on campus of the Mercy Virtual Care Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mercy Virtual Care Center is located in the suburbs of St. Louis, near excellent public and private schools and beautiful residential areas, with easy access to all the cultural and recreational assets of the region.
Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. With over 2,500 primary care and specialty physicians, Mercy Clinic is the fourth largest integrated physician organization in the country.
Working for Mercy gives you all the advantages of a larger organization balanced by the spirit of a smaller patient-centered medical group. You’ll discover a friendly and cooperative environment where people care for one another at every level. What sets us apart is our unique approach where physicians and professional managers share leadership and make decisions together to improve upon, and deliver, world-class care.
It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all.
ST. LOUIS – Forbes has named Mercy to its America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2022 list, ranking Mercy in the top 200 companies, including AT&T, Edward Jones and The Walt Disney Company.