Acute Care NP / PA Hospitalist

Position Summary:

Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.

Key Performance Areas:

KPA 1 – Inpatient support

• Conduct hospital rounds.

• Assist with admissions and discharges.

• Provide on-call support.

KPA 2 – Assessment

• Assess the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining a comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.

• Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.

• Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment.

• Refer patient to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.

KPA 3 – Documentation

• Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.

• Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.

• Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds the scope of practice and /or expertise.

• Capture charges in a timely manner.

KPA 4 – Communication

• Effectively communicate with admitting and referring team.

• Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Position Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant program

• Master’s degree required

Certifications/Licenses:

• APRN or PA license in appropriate state

• Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply

• Maintain Board Certification

• Current BLS

Previous Experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, Oncology required

Core Capabilities:

• Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem-solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management, and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.

• Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.

• Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.

• Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.

• Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.

• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.

• Computer Skills:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.

Travel: 0%

Standard Core Workdays/Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

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