Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring a PA or NP to join a growing hospital medicine advanced practice provider (APP) team. The APP hired for this position will join a collaborative team of physicians, other APPs, and specialists managing a population of acute care general medicine patients at one of the nations top 5% academic teaching facilities nationwide!

Beyond the qualities included in the general position description, success as a hospitalist APP role will require the following:

Rounding on a cohort of 7-9 patients in an independent, APP-forward practice model backed by physician support

Shifts will primarily involve rounding, with admitting shifts as needed based on hospitalist service census and admission volumes

Performing and documenting progress notes and history & physical exams, analyzing clinical data to form well-developed differential diagnoses, and helping coordinate safe transitions of care

Prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, following patient responses, and adjusting the plan of care based on ongoing objective and subjective data collection

Identifying appropriate sub-specialist consultation

Effectively communicating plans of care with patients, families, nurses, other stakeholders; and, at times, navigating complex psychosocial dynamics

Collaboration within a multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, and physician and advanced practice leadership

The ability to professionally lead other members of the care team in a dynamic environment

Self-motivated learning, engagement in process improvement and quality improvement initiatives

Additional Information:

4 x 10-hour shifts each week, or biweekly equivalent depending on staffing needs

Weekends staffed on a rotating basis to cover approximately 26 weekends per year

Differential pay offered for weekend shifts

No night shift requirement

Procedural training optional

Salary Range 98K-158K, Plus Comprehensive Benefits, Relocation Assistance and MUCH MORE!