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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Nocturnist
Tacoma, Washington, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Hospitalist
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Burlington, Vermont, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/14/22

A Collegial Practice Where You Can Thrive

As an advanced practice provider (APP) with Sound Physicians, you will work in an environment that promotes the Sound core values of integrity, teamwork, service, quality, and innovation enjoying a sustainable career with programs consistently staffed to levels that facilitate a manageable workload for our hospital teams. At Sound Physicians, we recognize the value that you bring when you are empowered to work at the top of your license. We invest in robust onboarding and training as you assimilate into a new role at a new hospital. We support you to provide the excellent care you long to give each patient through ongoing professional development and ongoing feedback on your clinical performance.

Northwestern Medical Center is a state-of-the-art hospital with newly constructed, private inpatient rooms and offers 24/7 care in the emergency department with strong specialty backup. The inpatient team does interdisciplinary rounds each day while treating an average of 15-18 patients daily.

  • Established team of 3 physicians, 3 advanced practitioners, and a clinical performance nurse
  • No procedures required
  • Nocturnist APP works independently with on-call HM physician available for back-up
  • Night Tele ICU coverage provided by Dartmouth
  • Attractive compensation and sign-on bonus
  • Full benefits package to include health, life and disability, CME allowance, and 401(K)

Requirements of Advanced Practitioners

Our talented clinicians are the key to fulfilling our mission. We focus on optimizing the practice environment so our clinicians can feel really proud of the care they give. This is the key to engagement. We optimize workloads effectively, reducing inefficiencies, and consistently exceeding expectations through service excellence to our clinicians.

  • Perform evaluation and management services to patients requiring hospitalist services with the hospitalist practice
  • Develop treatment plans
  • Complete admissions from ED
  • Complete consultations for other service lines (ortho, cardiology, pulmonary, etc.)
  • Perform dictation of H&P examinations
  • Cross cover for the hospitalist team
  • Perform such other responsibilities as reasonably assigned by the chief hospitalist and within NP/PA scope of practice
  • Current, unrestricted license in Vermont with ACLS certification; Minimum of 1 year of recent acute care experience preferred

Location & Lifestyle

Love the outdoors? St. Alban’s, Vermont is the place for you! Enjoy the small-town feel with big-city amenities just 30 minutes away. Great ski resorts close while enjoying the beauty of all 4 seasons. Burlington, VT is 30 minutes south or be in Montreal, Canada in under 1 hour. This small town is welcoming and has a charming historic downtown area.