Nurse Practitioner

JOB SUMMARY

The seasonal Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) will work in one of the three medical clinics in Yellowstone National Park. The clinics are located at Old Faithful, Lake Village and Mammoth Hot Springs. Lake and Old Faithful, our seasonal facilities, open in a staggered fashion during April and May and are in operation until mid to late October each year, depending on the clinic.

The Mammoth Hot Springs Clinic provides primary care, occupational health, and urgent and emergency care. The Old Faithful and Lake Village facilities provide urgent and emergency care as well as occupational healthcare and some primary care for Park residents and employees. A wide age range of patients with diverse injuries and illnesses are seen.

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
• Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
• Conduct specified laboratory tests.
• Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising about necessary precautions.
• Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment as deemed appropriate.
• Perform physical examinations.
• Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel and students.
• Treat patients, lift and move patients, secure patients for transport, and transfer patients to medical facilities from remote locations.
• Lift, carry, push, pull, operate, and manipulate a patient gurney in outdoor environments. Rescue victims as needed by rendering emergency care emergently moving patients from danger and securing the patient for transport.
• Independently care for acutely and critically ill patients, including:
  • Interpret ECGs and rhythm strips
  • Participate in obtaining and interpret plain radiographs, including extremity and chest films
  • Manage cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Initial stabilization of major trauma, including vehicular trauma and trauma resulting from animal attacks
  • Initial Stabilization of critically ill or injured patients
  • Manage myocardial infarction, including administration of thrombolytic agents
  • Airway management with Rapid Sequence Airway
  • Administer procedural sedation
  • Manage orthopedic injuries, including closed reduction of dislocations and fracture stabilization
• Technical and Business Functions:
  • Identifies and reports problems to supervisor with hardware, telecommunications or other issues impacting duties.
  • Utilizes IT systems for database tracking and other deliverables.
  • Attends training on IT systems, both initially and with updates; asks for help when needed.
  • Completes mandatory IT training by specified deadlines.
  • Informs supervisor of IT and other equipment needs, particularly those that prevent completing projects within specified deadlines.

Graduate of NCCPA-approved PA Program or NP Masters or Doctorate Program

• Current and active licensure in any of the 50 states or Washington, D.C. is required at the time of application
• A Wyoming unrestricted license is required by first day of work
• DEA certification in Wyoming or transfer of home state DEA to WY by 1st day of work
• American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider Certification (or an acceptable equivalent)
• ACLS
• ATLS (Audit is acceptable) or CALS (may be acquired after hire with mutually agreed upon schedule)
• PALS (or equivalent) (may be acquired after hire with mutually agreed upon schedule)

• Minimum of 1-year experience in an Emergency Department or ICU as provider; independent setting preferred.
• Must be highly organized.
• Must be able to assign tasks and delegate work efficiently.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Appropriately escalates problems or resource issues for resolution.
• Develops/maintains effective procedures for communicating with staff.
• Proficient with Electronic Medical Records