Hospitalist Per Diem - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
About The Position
Hartford Hospital is seeking a per diem Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their energetic hospitalist team. The Hospitalist program is large, vibrant, and growing! The successful Advanced Practitioner will provide full-spectrum inpatient care, including triaging, admitting, rounding, discharging, and addressing changes in clinical status. New and experienced providers are met with a comprehensive orientation provided by our exceptional Physician and Advanced Practice Hospitalists. Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Advanced Practitioners perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients. In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Advanced Practitioners develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health team members or specialists. Advanced Practitioners provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.
Requirements
- Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
- Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
- 1+ year in an internal medicine/hospitalist setting
Responsibilities
- Provide full-spectrum inpatient care
- Triage patients
- Admit patients
- Round on patients
- Discharge patients
- Address changes in clinical status
- Perform routine physical examinations
- Formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients
- Develop plans for further evaluation of health needs
- Refer to other health team members or specialists
- Provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice
- Identify problems outside of their scope of practice and refer appropriately to physician
Benefits
- Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice
- State of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction
- CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
- Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
