CHIPS (Nocturnist)- Full Time NP/PA

Advocate Health•Charlotte, NC

6d•$59 - $89

About The Position

This full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant position provides specialty care to acutely and chronically ill pediatric patients, including hospitalized patients. The APP works night shifts at LCH, providing cross coverage for patients admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service and admitting patients overnight. Night shifts make up 90% or more of the schedule. Staffing is needed 365 days a year, including weekends and holidays. The position is listed at 32 hours per week. The APP conducts medical histories, physical examinations, and patient assessments; documents findings and plans; determines treatment; writes prescriptions and administers medications; and orders and interprets laboratory and radiology examinations. The role may also include minor office-based medical or surgical procedures, patient advocacy, and participation in practice meetings and policy development when requested.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioner candidates: a Master's degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice is required.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: a license to practice as a Registered Nurse is required.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body is required.
For Physician Assistant candidates: graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program is required.
Ability to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Fluent and understandable spoken English.
Intact sight, hearing, smell, and touch, as well as finger dexterity.
Ability to react and perform in stressful situations.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, lift, reach, bend, stoop, push, and pull.

Nice To Haves

For Nurse Practitioner candidates: ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification is preferred based on the population served.
For Physician Assistant candidates: a Master's degree is preferred.
For Physician Assistant candidates: certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and periodic medical histories, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
Record examination and assessment findings and the plan of care.
Perform minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
Write prescriptions and administer medications.
Order and interpret daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
Determine treatment plans for patients.
Document patient encounters, observations, interventions, and actions in the medical record.
Act as a patient advocate for the population served.
Attend, participate in, and contribute to group or practice meetings and policy and procedure development when requested.
Provide overnight cross coverage for patients admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service and admit patients overnight.