Emergency Medicine Opportunity: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a full-time nurse practitioner or physician assistant for emergency medicine at its regional referral center hospital in Coeur d'Alene. Applicants with emergency medicine or critical care experience will be considered.

The emergency department has 36 rooms, 60,000 patient encounters a year and a 15% admission rate, with imaging next door (3 CTs, 2 MRIs and 3 ultrasounds). The hospital is a Level II Trauma Center verified by the State of Idaho, with hospitalists and intensivists around the clock and full medical and surgical specialty backup.

What you need

• ACLS, PALS and ATLS certifications

Preferred

• A strong focus on safety, quality, patient satisfaction and teamwork
• Experience in busy emergency departments with high-acuity patients, including trauma centers at ACS Level I or II

Schedule

• Full-time
• Shifts of 9 hours, including 1 hour at the end of each shift for care coordination and documentation
• Shifts vary

Benefits

• Potential incentives for productivity and quality
• A night shift differential
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Continuing medical education (CME)
• A sizable employer retirement contribution
• Malpractice coverage, including tail coverage