Advanced Practice Provider - Critical Care

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is a leading health system in Washington state. Formed by the integration of two outstanding health systems — CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason — Virginia Mason Franciscan Health offers a wealth of convenient hospital, clinic and care locations in western Washington. 

With more than 18,000 team members and staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health provides expert, compassionate medical care at 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites throughout the Puget Sound region. 

Our progressive multi-hospital Critical Care Service is growing and looking for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to expand our services.

Shifts are primarily nights, 7:00pm - 7:00am, with some 7:00am-7:00pm days shifts. 12-Hour Shifts.

Locations can include our hospitals in Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Federal Way, Lakewood, and Burien.

The impact of the service and desire to extend our coverage has led to the creation of the VMFH Critical Care APP Fellowship Program. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with the fellows and participate in the fellowship program. Additionally, St. Joseph Medical Center also has a medical and surgical residency for physicians

About our team:

A unique five-hospital Critical Care Service staffed with Board Certified physicians and a growing cadre of APP’s, backed by an advanced virtual ICU (VICU). The hospital system is composed of four community hospitals and a tertiary-care hospital with Cardiothoracic Surgery and Neurosurgery Services as well as a Level 2 Trauma Center.

In addition to experienced Critical Care nurses at the bedside and a full complement of bedside support staff, we have a mature VICU service with real-time audiovisual and telemetry monitoring. There is daytime in-hospital provider coverage, and night coverage with a physician and APP at the tertiary-care hospital, in the VICU and APP’s providing bedside patient care, including consultations, and invasive procedures.

Candidate Requirements:

• Certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner  

• At least two years Advanced Practitioner experience in inpatient care, preferably in a Critical Care. 

• Experience with ventilator management, central venous and arterial line placement, intubation and Point of Care Ultrasound preferred.

• Washington license, ACLS, and DEA licensing required at the time of starting work, 

• Fundamentals of Critical Care Support and Palliative Academy in the first year of employment.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.