APRN Hospitalist
About The Position
The APRN Hospitalist assists physicians in the care and teaching of patients. The role supports inpatient care through hospital rounds, admissions and discharges, and on-call support. It also includes patient assessment, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and recommending other treatments, counseling patients, maintaining treatment records, making referrals, capturing charges, and communicating with admitting and referring teams. The position may also include other duties and projects as assigned. The role requires an APRN or PA with a master’s degree, appropriate state licensure, board certification, current BLS, and at least five years of APRN or PA experience, including oncology experience. Standard workdays are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with 0% travel.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant program.
- Master’s degree required.
- APRN or PA license in the appropriate state.
- Prescriptive privileges or eligibility to apply for them.
- Maintain board certification.
- Current BLS certification.
- At least 5 years of experience as an APRN or PA, with oncology experience required.
- Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making, planning, time-management, and organizational skills; attention to detail and ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness; ability to handle sensitive and confidential material and emotionally charged matters.
- Good command of English and effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills; active listening and balanced feedback skills.
- Strong customer focus and ability to foster quality, performance effectiveness, operational excellence, collaboration, partnerships, and positive employee, physician, and community relations.
- Ability to manage time, competing priorities, stress, and professional development; self-motivated, able to work independently with limited supervision, and able to work remotely effectively as required.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment and manage competing demands from varied stakeholders and sites.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Nice To Haves
- A second language is an asset but not required.
Responsibilities
- Conduct hospital rounds.
- Assist with admissions and discharges.
- Provide on-call support.
- Assess patients’ physical and mental conditions by conducting or obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused examinations and medical histories.
- Order, collect, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and healthcare needs.
- Prescribe medications and recommend other therapeutic treatments.
- Refer patients to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.
- Counsel patients about medical and psychological or psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.
- Maintain records detailing patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Initiate timely consultation and referral when a problem exceeds the scope of practice or expertise.
- Capture charges in a timely manner.
- Communicate effectively with admitting and referring teams.
- Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
