Job Description
Are you a dedicated emergency medicine nurse practitioner or physician assistant seeking an opportunity to provide exceptional patient care while advancing your career with an award-winning team of dedicated clinicians? If yes, TeamHealth invites you to join our dynamic team at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in beautiful Bellingham, Washington. Known for its scenic beauty, the city offers easy access to outdoor recreation, including hiking, skiing, boating, and nearby Mount Baker; while being situated between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
If you are a full-time board-certified NP or PA with EM experience you will make a great addition to our team at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to maintain a healthy work-life balance, while practicing in a supportive, collegial environment.
PeaceHealth St. Joseph MC is a Level II, nonprofit hospital with 238 total beds, and 44 ED beds. We are averaging 90 hours of physician coverage and 30 hours of APC coverage daily, that oversees an annual volume of 69,000 visits per year with a 22% admit rate. Our dedicated team deals with high acuity levels, while seeing an average of 2.1 patients per hour. During all shifts our physicians respond to floor codes and will assist our APCs in the fast track. We have full specialty support teams available for support and consultations as needed. Skagit Valley uses EPIC EMR and Dax Co Pilot AI.
Position Overview
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Benefits
Facility
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a medical group practice with more than 1,100 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest.
About the City
The Bellingham-Mount Baker region is rich in history, culture, and the arts. You are never far from a fine art gallery, one-of-kind museum, or a performance venue. Bellingham, Washington, is the last major city before the Washington coastline meets the U.S. and Canada border. Lying on the shores of Bellingham Bay, the city is 85 miles north of Seattle and an hour south of Vancouver. Mount Baker looms as a backdrop for the city making the stunning beauty of Bellingham its major attraction. The community takes pride in its friendly atmosphere, authentic neighborhoods, many cultural attractions, and clean environment. You can find relaxing or exhilarating outdoor activities here year-round.
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Job Info
Encouraged to Apply: New Grads
Emergency Medicine
Physician Assistant
Peacehealth St. Joseph Medical Center
Bellingham, WA
Full-Time
Opening 62123BR
Your Recruiter:
Adam Larson
Phone Number:
(469) 644-6744
Location
TeamHealth was founded in 1979 with a vision of developing the best teams of healthcare professionals. With the relentless pursuit to advance patient care through strong leadership, innovation and teamwork, we're proud to say that 33 years later we have made great strides towards our goals.
The impressive growth of TeamHealth should come as no surprise to hospitals and clinicians aware of our reputation for efficiency and commitment to excellence and collaboration.
Originally founded to provide emergency department administrative and staffing services, TeamHealth is one of the nation's largest providers of hospital-based clinical outsourcing in multiple departments, including Anesthesia, Hospital Medicine, in addition to Emergency Medicine. Although we are a national organization, our operating philosophy is essentially the same as when we started. TeamHealth is committed to a patient-centric model of healthcare delivery with hospitals, physician groups and TeamHealth working collaboratively to deliver compassionate, effective, efficient and safe patient care.