Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), Hospital Medicine - BOSTON.
Newtonville, Massachusetts, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Nocturnist
Degree Required Other MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH PhD DHS/DHSc Residency/Fellowship/Externship
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 4/18/24

This innovative opportunity is for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Physician Assistant (PA), to partner with attending physicians working with the Hospital Medicine Unit at a leading Academic Hospital providing inpatient care.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Serve as the responding clinician for already admitted patients. This is the point of first contact for Nursing and other clinical team members. In this role, documentation of significant events and responding to care needs is expected in collaboration with the attending physician.

  • Assess and admit patients to the Medical service - including documenting in the electronic health record and entering orders.

Shift hours are, from 7pm-7am.

Applicants for this position should be patient-centered, motivated, and energetic clinicians who want to be part of a large academic team of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and have the ability to respond, triage, and systematically care for both non-urgent and acute issues that arise in complex medical inpatients.

Job Responsibilities

This is innovative APP Hospitalist opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Physician Assistant (PA) to partner with attending Hospitalists in inpatient care with a leading Academic Hospital in Boston. This partnership aims to reduce length of stay and increase efficiency in care delivery through the entirety of inpatient care. This role includes direct care of medical inpatients through co-management with the attending of record. The APP will follow a total of 6 patients on average, with one possible admission per day. The APP promotes a collaborative relationship and effort between the Hospitalists, Private Physicians, Nurses, and the interdisciplinary health care team toward resource management.

Applicants for this position should be patient-centered, motivated, and energetic clinicians that want to be part of a large academic team of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and have the ability to lead a care team in collaboration with MD/DO colleagues and NP/PA peers.

Qualifications

Current Massachusetts Licensure, with all associated active certifications, as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, in good standing, is a must.
General medical inpatient experience is preferred; however, those with other APP experience and new graduates will be considered. ALL new graduates MUST include their clinical rotations in their resumes and should include prior work experience. If a new graduate then must be in good standing to complete necessary program with subsequent candidacy and completion of above prior to start date. Candidates with direct patient care experience on an inpatient medicine floor or in the ICU is strongly preferred.
NP: A minimum of two years of inpatient RN experience is strongly preferred for new graduate NPs, ICU experience is a plus
PA-Cs: Inpatient medicine rotation preferred for new graduate PA’s
• Qualified in all basic and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) standards as established by the American Heart Association.
• Possess the ability to care for critically ill adult patients with a broad range of medical problems.
• Possess the maturity, self-confidence, and ability to follow complex patient management plans.
• Eligible for state and federally controlled substances registration.
• Diagnose and treat health problems; obtain patient histories, perform comprehensive physical exams, do simple diagnostic tests, prepare a diagnosis and implement treatment procedures for illnesses; and prescribe medications.
• The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit.

Working Hours

Both 36 and 40 hours per week are available!!!