Cardiovascular Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - UVMMC

Building Name

• UVMMC -
• Medical
• Center -
• Main
• Campus
• Location
• Address: 111
• Colchester
• Avenue,
• Burlington
• Vermont
• Regular
• Department:
• Anesthesiology
• Full
• Time
• Standard
• Hours: 40
• Biweekly
• Scheduled
• Hours: 80
• Shift:
• Day/Night-12Hr
• Primary
• Shift: 7:00
• AM - 7:00
• PM
• Weekend
• Needs: Rotating

Salary Range

Min $67.22 Mid $79.68 Max $92.14 Recruiter: Arianna Biondo University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) in Burlington, Vermont is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Cardiovascular Critical Care (CVICU) team. This role offers the opportunity to practice in a high-acuity ICU at Vermont’s only academic medical center, working collaboratively with intensivists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and multidisciplinary care teams. What You’ll Do · Provide primary APP coverage for critically ill cardiovascular patients · Perform advanced assessments, diagnoses, and delegated medical treatments · Manage daily patient care, including treatment planning, discharge coordination, and patient/family education · Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary CVICU team · Participate in quality improvement, research, and academic education initiatives Schedule · 1.0 FTE, full-time · 12-hour day shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM) · CVICU coverage 7 days/week, including weekends and holidays · Overnight coverage currently provided by attendings and residents (Future APP night or swing shifts may be added as the service grows) Experience & Qualifications · Minimum 1 year of critical care experience preferred · Cardiovascular critical care experience strongly preferred · ECMO experience highly desirable · Strong clinical judgment, communication, and teamwork skills · Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity ICU environment Education & Licensure For the Nurse Practitioner: · Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing from an accredited program with specialization in Acute Care or Critical Care. · Current or eligible Vermont state licensure as an NP; National certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP). · BLS and ACLS certification required and DEA registration for prescriptive authority. For the Physician Assistant: · Master’s degree from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program. · Current or eligible Vermont state licensure as PA; National certification as Physician Assistant (PA-C). · BLS and ACLS certification required and DEA registration for prescriptive authority. Why UVMMC? · Vermont’s only academic medical center · High-acuity CVICU with complex, rewarding patient care · APPs are fully integrated members of the care team · Opportunities to participate in education, quality improvement, and research · Collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on excellence and growth. UVM Health: Healthier Communities. Healthiest Lives. Together. This is a bargaining union position. The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high-quality academic health care for a rural region. The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows: Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job-related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law. UVMHealth.org/MedCenter The UVM Medical Center Blog EEO is the law.