APP – Trauma, block schedule - Montana (experienced required)

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System, a large trauma center in Great Falls, Montana, is seeking an advanced practice provider to join our trauma program.  We will consider both nurse practitioner and physician assistant candidates – experience is required.  

Position Information 

• Two APP model working 7 on 7 off, no nights, no call  

• General duties include daily rounds on trauma patients, admissions/discharges, post hospital follow up visits, involvement in trauma committee and participation in staff education & training  

• Trauma partners include General Surgeons, Ortho Trauma MD+APP, Neurosurgery, ENT, Facial Trauma, Plastics, Critical Care, CVT Surgery, Inpatient Advanced Gastroenterology and more. 

• Large in-house air ambulance program - fixed wing jet and helicopter averaging 2-4 missions a day – flight team is based in ED 

• 10 main ORs + Cysto Suite, 2 Davinci XI Robots, 2 Cath Labs + Hybrid OR and a separate 3 room ASC 

• 21 bed mixed ICU staffed 24/7 with critical care intensivists  

• 33 bed beautiful Emergency Department with recent $12m complete remodel, staffed 24/7 with 2 emergency medicine physicians + APP 

• 9 bed RME Unit, 11 bed Critical Care Unit, 13 bed Clinical Decision Unit 

• Well run, high functioning department with 30-35% admission rate 

• Innovative technology throughout emergency department including: 

• IV pumps programed by chars 

• Bedside ultrasound in all trauma bays 

• CT, x-ray and ultrasound live in ED footprint 

• 2 way radio real time communication 

• Tele-stroke, tele-neuro services 

• Dedicated ED communication center for all transports/external transfers 

Why we stand out 

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures 

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure 

• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff 

• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more! 

• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care 

• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of their unique needs and traditions. 

• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX 

How we support you 

• Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures with additional performance compensation bonuses 

• Relocation assistance 

• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues  

• 5-7% retirement match  

• Paid malpractice + tail 

• Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development  

• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues 

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider. 

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.   

Visit our website  www.benefis.org for more information 

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