Advanced Practice - Hospitalist Opening in Quincy, IL

Hospitalist Acute Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Opening - Quincy, IL Position Details

• Seeking an AGACNP
• Perform daily rounds, taking ownership of the general medicine inpatient service during assigned hours
• Perform general medicine consultations
• Collaborate with regional providers in the assistance of pre-operative History & Physicals
• Attend regular staff meetings with the medical director of the hospitalist program
• Attend/participate in the monthly hospitalist program meetings
• Attend/participate in the Department of Medicine and General Medical Staff meetings, with at least 50% annual attendance
• Become actively involved in various committees and projects as determined by the medical director of the hospitalist program
• Follow the hospitalist program policies and hospital policies on patient care, availability and medical education/teaching
• Become an integral part of the hospitalist team and be willing to provide backup as needed
• Participate in hospital call as scheduled by the hospitalist program
• Inpatient responsibilities - Establishing and maintaining responsibility for inpatient general medicine service. - Providing leadership and education to the entire care team - Working with inpatient care coordinators to ensure appropriate length of stay, efficient use of resources and appropriate follow-up care - Providing direct patient care to general medicine patients - Meeting with families and maintaining a presence on the units - Reviewing (daily or more frequently) all patients on your service with staff and students as needed - Serving as a role model for all staff and colleagues - Understanding, implementing and teaching quality and optimum utilization of services - Assisting in the development of appropriate inpatient clinical pathways - Completing and final signing all histories/physicals, progress notes, procedure notes, consult notes, subsequent follow-ups and discharge documentation. History & Physicals, Consultations and daily progress notes must be recorded in the record at the time of service. Discharge summaries must be complete and final signed within 24 hours of discharge. - Supervising all planned discharges for appropriateness and timeliness, ensuring an order for patients to follow-up with specialists in one week (unless otherwise specified by specialist) and a Primary Care Provider within 2 days of discharge - Working daily with inpatient care coordinators to provide appropriate and timely use of resources (ensuring appropriate and timely use of diagnostic and ancillary services) - Ensure proper communication to the primary care physicians and specialist **Benefits & Compensation:*
• Competitive compensation
• Sign-on Bonus included.
• Educational debt forgiveness loan, if applicable.
• Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD & D insurance, malpractice coverage with tail, 403(b) pension plan, and an employee childcare center.