What are the responsibilities and job description for the APP, Staff - APEP (PHEDP ED Providers Harrisburg) position at UPMC Central PA?
UPMC Central Pa is accepting experienced as well as new graduate physician assistant candidates to join the Emergency Medicine Department APEP program.
Goals of APEP Program : To provide consistent, evidence based, and structured education on specialty specific; typical and atypical patient presentations. The focus will be on appropriate management, intervention, and the disposition of the Emergency Department Patient
Program Structure : The 12–month program will follow the NCCPA content blueprint which includes cardiovascular, dermatologic, endocrine, eyes, ears, nose, throat, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, hematologic, musculoskeletal, neurologic, psycho–behavioral, pulmonary, renal, reproductive, environmental, infectious disease, toxicology, trauma, procedures, and other skills.
Clinical Details :
- Rotating 4 central PA hospital emergency departments :
- Harrisburg Hospital urban setting with 61,000 visits per year, 52–Bed Emergency Department
- Community General Hospital community setting with 31,000 visits per year, 21 bed Emergency Department
- West Shore Hospital community setting with 27,000 visits per year, 28 bed Emergency Department
- Carlisle Hospital community setting with 27,000 visits per year, 27 bed Emergency Department
- Staffed by a strong, experienced APP team
- EPIC EMR system–wide
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About South Central Pennsylvania
About UPMC in Central Pa :
UPMC in Central Pa. is a nationally recognized leader in providing high–quality, patient–centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. As part of the UPMC not–for–profit system, UPMC in Central Pa. cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life–saving emergency care, essential primary care, and leading–edge diagnostic services. UPMC in Central Pa. includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,160 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees. It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Lititz.
