Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and resilient Advanced Practice Practitioner (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to join our dynamic inpatient team. The ideal candidate excels in high-acuity environments, demonstrates strong diagnostic reasoning, and thrives while managing undifferentiated patients.

If you are a critical thinker with excellent communication skills, adaptability, and a team-oriented mindset, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with emergency physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to evaluate, diagnose, and treat a wide range of emergent conditions, contributing to department efficiency, throughput, and quality outcomes.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop/implement treatment plans for patients across all acuity levels.
• Carry out procedures within scope (e.g., laceration repair, incision & drainage, splinting).
• Rapidly interpret diagnostic results and ensure accurate, timely documentation.
• Participate in Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives.
• Provide patient and family education, including discharge instructions.
• Manage your own patient panel.

 Core Skills & Competencies:

• Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning.
• Ability to manage high-acuity and undifferentiated clinical environments.
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced setting.
• Commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care.

 Schedule & Work Expectations:

• Three (3) 12-hour shifts per week: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM or 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
• Variable scheduling flow
• Weekend rotation: every 5th weekend
• Holiday rotation: 1 holiday per year
• No nights, no call
• 100% inpatient work

Apply today to explore how this opportunity may align with your career goals in Emergency Medicine.

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, a LEVEL 1 Time Critical Diagnosis hospital in Stroke, Trauma and STEMI, is at the forefront of ground-breaking medical treatments, procedures, clinical trials and comprehensive patient care. Our commitment to research and innovation allows us to treat you and your family with the care you deserve. SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital has been an academic hospital in the St. Louis community for more than 80 years.

We serve as the medical teaching hospital for Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and exclusively staffed by the SLUCare Physician Group. This relationship between SSM Health, SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine provides advanced health care solutions that benefit our community.

Home to the famed Gateway Arch, St. Louis is one of the most livable cities in the country. This sprawling metropolitan mecca features a large variety of neighborhoods and communities spanning six counties. With an affordable housing market, trendy neighborhoods like Cherokee Street and Delmar Loop, and the booming economic landscape of the city make this one of the most attractive cities for young professionals. There is more to do per square mile in St. Louis than in any other city in the state. With restaurants, parks, recreation, cultural activities and sporting events, theres always something to do or see here.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.