PRN Advanced Practice Provider Hospitalist - Intermountain Health
Provo, UT
About the Job
Job Description:
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other activities as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation (hospital), Credentialing and Scope of Practice (Medical Group), Consultation and Referral Plan (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate. As part of that patient care, this position is accountable to: deliver optimal patient care through effective clinical practice; education of the patient, patient's family, clinical staff, and others; consultation with other healthcare providers; and maintain current knowledge regarding options for optimal patient care and outcomes.
Advanced Practice Provider- PRN Hospitalist
Position Title: Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
Location: Utah Valley Hospital
Department: UVH Hospitalist
Position Type: PRN
Work Schedule: Rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
Job Description Summary
We are a rapidly expanding team of Hospitalist physicians and advanced practice providers committed to clinical quality improvement and ensuring patients receive the highest quality care at an affordable cost.
The Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will play a critical role in the management of hospitalized patients, with a primary focus on those on general medicine floors. The APP will work collaboratively with attending physicians, tele-critical care, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care to adult patients, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered outcomes. This APP will work on an “as needed” basis in a PRN capacity day and swing shifts. While this APP will be primarily housed at Utah Valley Hospital, their time may be needed to flex to American and Spanish fork hospitalist teams as well.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Manage acute and chronic medical conditions, including initiating appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions while practicing efficient and judicious use of hospital and healthcare resources.
+ Conduct comprehensive assessments, including history and physical examinations, review of labs, vitals and medication reconciliations.
+ Develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans with collaborating physicians.
+ Attend Multidisciplinary Rounds; work with multidisciplinary teams, including consulting physicians, nurses, case management, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to ensure coordinated patient care, provide input on patient management, care plans and discharge planning.
+ Promote effective communication among patients, families, and healthcare teams, ensuring that patients and their families are well-informed and actively involved in care decisions. Offer education and support to patients, families, and healthcare staff on disease processes, treatment plans, and care transitions.
+ Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters, including history and physical, progress notes and discharge summaries in the electronic health record (EHR) system. Ensure that records are detailed, complete and comply with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and best practice standards.
+ Engage in quality improvement initiatives within the hospitalist program and the hospital. Participate in hospital committees, task forces, and meetings as required.
+ Using quality and process improvement techniques and practices to make the hospital a safer place and improve patient outcomes. Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill. Knowledge of core competencies of clinical conditions.
Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill. Knowledge of core competencies of clinical conditions..
Physical Requirements:
Qualifications
+ Education:
+ Master's or Doctorate degree in Nursing (MSN, DNP) or Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program.
+ Licensure/Certification:
+ Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in Utah
+ Board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA-C).
+ DEA Certificate II through V - DOJ Drug Enforcement Division
+ ACLS and BLS certification required; additional critical care certifications (e.g., FCCS, CCRN) preferred.
+ Experience:
+ At least 2 years of prior inpatient experience as an APP is required for this role. New grad APPs will not be considered.
+ Skills and Abilities:
+ Strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills.
+ Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
+ Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous improvement.
+ Proficiency in handling acute and emergent medical situations.
Physical Requirements:
+ Ability to work in a hospital environment, which may involve exposure to infectious diseases and high-stress situations.
+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
+ May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location:
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital
Work City:
Provo
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$49.86 - $76.93
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other activities as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation (hospital), Credentialing and Scope of Practice (Medical Group), Consultation and Referral Plan (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate. As part of that patient care, this position is accountable to: deliver optimal patient care through effective clinical practice; education of the patient, patient's family, clinical staff, and others; consultation with other healthcare providers; and maintain current knowledge regarding options for optimal patient care and outcomes.
Advanced Practice Provider- PRN Hospitalist
Position Title: Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
Location: Utah Valley Hospital
Department: UVH Hospitalist
Position Type: PRN
Work Schedule: Rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
Job Description Summary
We are a rapidly expanding team of Hospitalist physicians and advanced practice providers committed to clinical quality improvement and ensuring patients receive the highest quality care at an affordable cost.
The Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will play a critical role in the management of hospitalized patients, with a primary focus on those on general medicine floors. The APP will work collaboratively with attending physicians, tele-critical care, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care to adult patients, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered outcomes. This APP will work on an “as needed” basis in a PRN capacity day and swing shifts. While this APP will be primarily housed at Utah Valley Hospital, their time may be needed to flex to American and Spanish fork hospitalist teams as well.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Manage acute and chronic medical conditions, including initiating appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions while practicing efficient and judicious use of hospital and healthcare resources.
+ Conduct comprehensive assessments, including history and physical examinations, review of labs, vitals and medication reconciliations.
+ Develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans with collaborating physicians.
+ Attend Multidisciplinary Rounds; work with multidisciplinary teams, including consulting physicians, nurses, case management, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to ensure coordinated patient care, provide input on patient management, care plans and discharge planning.
+ Promote effective communication among patients, families, and healthcare teams, ensuring that patients and their families are well-informed and actively involved in care decisions. Offer education and support to patients, families, and healthcare staff on disease processes, treatment plans, and care transitions.
+ Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters, including history and physical, progress notes and discharge summaries in the electronic health record (EHR) system. Ensure that records are detailed, complete and comply with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and best practice standards.
+ Engage in quality improvement initiatives within the hospitalist program and the hospital. Participate in hospital committees, task forces, and meetings as required.
+ Using quality and process improvement techniques and practices to make the hospital a safer place and improve patient outcomes. Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill. Knowledge of core competencies of clinical conditions.
Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill. Knowledge of core competencies of clinical conditions..
Physical Requirements:
Qualifications
+ Education:
+ Master's or Doctorate degree in Nursing (MSN, DNP) or Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program.
+ Licensure/Certification:
+ Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in Utah
+ Board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA-C).
+ DEA Certificate II through V - DOJ Drug Enforcement Division
+ ACLS and BLS certification required; additional critical care certifications (e.g., FCCS, CCRN) preferred.
+ Experience:
+ At least 2 years of prior inpatient experience as an APP is required for this role. New grad APPs will not be considered.
+ Skills and Abilities:
+ Strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills.
+ Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
+ Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous improvement.
+ Proficiency in handling acute and emergent medical situations.
Physical Requirements:
+ Ability to work in a hospital environment, which may involve exposure to infectious diseases and high-stress situations.
+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
+ May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location:
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital
Work City:
Provo
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$49.86 - $76.93
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.
Source : Intermountain Health