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Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Critical Care Unit- Full Time

UMass Memorial Health·Worcester, Massachusetts

$135,283 - $170,414/yr·Full Time·On Site·Remote friendly
·2-5 yrs
·Posted 26 days ago
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About the role

Conduct comprehensive health assessments and formulate clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses for patients. Partner with physicians to develop and implement therapeutic regimes and document patient care outcomes.

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Hiring Range

$135,283.20 - $170,414.40

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Everyone is a caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant

Job Description

Position Summary

Conducts comprehensive health assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individual, families, and communities to actual or potential health problems. Formulates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. Integrates education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals and others who influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of practice as delineated by state practice guidelines and national board certification organizations.

Major Responsibilities

  • Provides diagnostic and assessment services. Secures a health history from patient and/or family, records findings, and evaluates them. Performs a complete in–depth physical examination. Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic tests based on age and history.
  • Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings.
  • Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care. Formulates this plan of care with the patient.
  • Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and nurse practitioner. The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings, treatment plan and follow–up). Reassesses and modifies plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.
  • Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care. Communicates outcomes with physician.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

Required

A Bachelor’s degree and Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.

Current Massachusetts license, issued by the Physician Assistant Board, and current NCCPA certification.

A Master’s degree and graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Preferably ACNP/AGACNP

Acute Care/Critical Care clinical experience required

Board Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration and federal DEA Controlled Substance Registration are required.

Our Benefit Highlights

  • Relocation Bonus of up to $5,000
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Loan Forgiveness
  • Matching 401k and Pension Plan
  • Generous paid time off
  • CME Time and Practice Allowance
  • Top Tier Medical Insurance (Health/Dental/Vision)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited PA or NP program with current Massachusetts licensure and board certification. Must possess DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances registrations and have critical care clinical experience.

  • bachelor degree
  • professional certificate
  • postgraduate degree
  • Treatment Planning
  • Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Clinical Decision Making
  • Acute Care
  • Patient Care Coordination
  • Medical Documentation
  • Physical Examination
  • Health Assessments
  • Chronic Illness Management

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$135,283 - $170,414/yr
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Posted
Jul 2, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

UMass Memorial Health

UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts. Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine, to create jobs, and to make life better...

Salary listed on 583 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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