Hospital Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

UMass Memorial Health•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. The Division of Hospital Medicine was created in 1996 and was one of the first major teaching hospitalist programs in the country. Today, Hospital Medicine is one of the largest divisions in the Department of Medicine, comprising more than 60 physician and affiliate practitioner clinicians. In addition to its successful clinical enterprise, the Hospital Medicine division is very active in the Department’s educational programs, and has expanding activities in the realms of Quality Improvement and Research. We are currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospitalist Team. This provider will work (2) 12 hour shifts per week and will be cross trained to rotate through day and night roles with varying responsibilities including but not limited to admitting, rounding, floor cross coverage a hybrid of admitting and cross coverage, discharging, triaging and interfacility transfers. Rapid Response Team member. Works closely with other Hospital Medicine APPs and Hospital Medicine Attendings 24/7/365. Services we cover overnight include: BMT, Neurosurgery, Urology as well as post procedural coverage for GI, Body IR, Vascular IR, ENT, Ophthalmology.

Requirements

Current Massachusetts NP/PA licensure.
Master’s or Doctoral Degree
Certification from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
BLS and ACLS certification required.

Responsibilities

Performs and documents a complete history and physical examination, including review of the available medical record, to formulate diagnoses and treatment plan.
Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory tests and imaging studies.
Participates in daily inpatient rounds, interviews and examines patients, reviews laboratory data and other clinical studies, and records daily progress notes.
Requests consultations and communicates with consultants.
Performs routine bedside or clinical procedures, as described in the Delineation of Privileges.