APRN Hospitalist
About The Position
The APRN Hospitalist assists physicians in the care and teaching of patients. The role provides inpatient support, including hospital rounds, assistance with admissions and discharges, and on-call support. It includes assessing patients’ physical and mental conditions, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, recommending treatments, and referring patients to appropriate care when indicated. The position also involves counseling patients on medical and psychological or psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification; maintaining records of treatment plans and outcomes; making timely consultations and referrals when an issue exceeds the role’s scope or expertise; capturing charges; and communicating effectively with admitting and referring teams. The employee triages and responds to communications promptly and performs other duties and projects as assigned. The role is based in Florida Oncology and Hematology. Standard core workdays and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with 0% travel.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Master’s degree required.
- Appropriate state APRN or PA license.
- Prescriptive privileges or eligibility to apply for them.
- Maintain board certification.
- Current BLS certification.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an APRN or PA; oncology experience required.
- Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time-management, and organizational skills; attention to detail and ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Interpersonal effectiveness, 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 ability to provide balanced feedback.
- Strong customer focus and ability to support 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 and able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Ability to work remotely effectively as required and in a fast-paced, multi-site environment while managing competing priorities and stakeholder demands.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Nice To Haves
- A second language is an asset but not required.
Responsibilities
- Conduct hospital rounds.
- Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
- Provide on-call support.
- Perform comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and obtain medical histories to assess patients’ physical and mental conditions.
- Order, collect, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.
- Prescribe medications and recommend other therapeutic treatments.
- Refer patients to appropriate sources of care when clinically indicated.
- Counsel patients concerning medical and psychological or psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.
- Maintain appropriate 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
Senior
