Description

　　Specialization:

　　Surgery Trauma

　　Job Summary:

　　Grand Strand Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for their Level I Trauma Center and Acute Care Surgical unit in Myrtle Beach, SC

　　Qualified Candidates:

　　Graduation from an accredited school with successful completion of an approved PA or NP program

　　Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the state of South Carolina

　　BCLS, ACLS, ATCN, & TNCC required (training can be provided after hire)

　　Two to five years of current experience preferred in specialty area of trauma and/or surgery

　　Great interpersonal and communication skills

　　Demonstrates clinical expertise, leadership, and teaching in patient care

　　Primary responsibility will be to provide direct patient care to trauma/acute care surgical patients throughout the hospital course of treatment and post discharge follow up, in accordance with the statutory limitations established for specialty

　　Will be expected to perform most job duties independently and in accordance with established specialty guidelines, departmental and hospital policies and procedures under general guidance and direction by surgeons and department director

　　Shift coverage will primarily include 6pm - 6am overnight and primarily consist of 12 hour shifts (with occasional flexibility)

　　Call responsibilty split between 8+ NPs/PAs

　　Work in the clinic, in the ICU, and on the floor supporting the service

　　Will be integral member of the health care team and participate in all clinical, educational, and quality improvement activities of Trauma/Surgical Services

　　Incentive/Benefits Package:

　　Employed position with HCA

　　Competitive salary commensurate with experience

　　Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with match, PTO, and more

　　About GSMC Trauma Center:

　　Home to one of six Level I adult trauma centers in South Carolina and the only Level II pediatric trauma center in Horry and Georgetown Counties; 24/7 in-house coverage for Trauma and all emergency surgery for our facility

　　Acute Care Surgery team provides the full range of care to patients who are critically ill with acute surgical emergencies, shock, severe sepsis, respiratory failure, and advanced multi-organ failure, in addition to providing the critical care coverage for our Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit

　　Provide the full range of patient care services for both adult and pediatric trauma patients

　　Trauma surgeons treated over 3,600 injured patients in 2020.

　　Currently in active development is the initiative to have all of our ACS surgeons trained in robotic surgery

　　Three dedicated trauma rooms with a helipad adjacent to the emergency department and one dedicated Trauma operating room

　　Currently have six critical care surgeons and seven advanced practice providers

　　We also have the privilege of training general surgery residents and participating in trauma research and outreach.

　　Our goal is to develop a patient-centered program that will address the needs of each patient but which will also enable us to address these larger issues and improve the results for all our acute care patients

　　About Grand Strand Medical Center:

　　403 bed tertiary referral center

　　Largest and most clinically advanced hospital in the area

　　ACS verified Level I adult trauma center

　　DHEC approved Level II pediatric trauma center

　　4 emergency departments

　　Pediatric ER

　　DNV-GL certified comprehensive stroke center

　　Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI

　　Only provider of open-heart surgery in the area

　　Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health unit

　　Inpatient rehabilitation unit

　　Maternity center with Level II neonatal nursery and maternal fetal medicine for high-risk moms

　　ACGME accredited residency programs with six residences (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, and a Transitional Program) and two fellowships (Hospice and Palliative Medicine and coming soon, Endocrinology)

　　Located in Myrtle Beach, in the heart of the "Grand Strand," the 60-mile stretch of coastline is considered one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the US. The area has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top retirement and tourist destinations (more than 20 million visitors a year) in the country. The community is comprised of a myriad of unique neighborhoods that include easy access to golf, the ocean, shopping and entertainment, national caliber live music venues, a local symphony, nationally recognized Botanical Garden (Brookgreen Gardens), minor league baseball, water parks, outlet shopping, international airport, fishing, boating and 1,800+ full service restaurants.