APRN/PA-C - Hospitalist Program (Per Diem)

Concord Hospital, Inc•Laconia, NH

67d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practitioner for the Hospitalist Program provides acute care services to patients in the inpatient setting; including initial encounters and dispositions, daily patient rounding, consultations, preventive care and patient education. Patient care is provided under the supervision of the supervising physician.

Requirements

Completion of an Accredited Physician Assistant Program or Advanced Practice Nursing Program.
Licensure required: Current license to practice in state of New Hampshire
Current DEA License
Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, or American Nurses Credentialing Center
Current ACLS certification
APRN/PA-C Hospitalist experience required

Responsibilities

Obtains patient health history, performs physical examination, develops a relevant differential diagnosis, and documents encounters appropriately.
Orders, interprets, and follows up on diagnostic tests.
Diagnoses acute and chronic medical problems within the scope of practice, or formulates a comprehensive differential diagnosis and takes the necessary steps to obtain a diagnosis, including appropriate specialty consultations.
Prescribes and manages medications within the practice standards.
Provides individualized patient education related to preventive care according to guidelines and relative to the care of the hospitalized patient.
The Advanced Practitioner documents in the medical record according to the department standards.
Provides effective communication with the multidisciplinary members of the patients care team, including consultants and specialists.
Performs medication reconciliation upon admission and discharge to ensure medication safety, eliminate interactions, and avoid omissions upon discharge.

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