Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Hospitalist Nocturnist

About the role

The Department of Medicine – Division of General Internal Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Hospitalist Medicine Inpatient service by providing initial and ongoing assessment and management of urgent care issues related to internal medicine or critical care needs located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Froedtert Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring medical intervention in inpatient environment as a member of the Hospital Service
• Provide initial and ongoing assessment and management of urgent care issues at night related to internal medicine or critical care needs
• Write accurate and timely progress notes, procedure notes, and/or admission and transfer orders
• Order, perform, and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests, and appropriately communicates and documents information
• Privileged to perform procedures beyond core as identified by the General Internal Medicine- Hospitalist service
• Facilitate and communicate with patient, family, and staff to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care
• Attend required training and meets key regulatory requirements, including those of the privileging institution, CMS, and the Joint Commission
• Evaluate quality outcomes for the patients receiving care of this team through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes dashboard
• Acquire information on the most current development and trends in the Physician Assistant field and/or Nurse Practitioner field, through educational programs, in-services, professional associates, and current literature

Core Advanced Practice Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams, identify normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status
• Order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests
• Develop pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
• Monitor effectiveness of plan of care
• Document within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes other necessary documents
• Collaborate and/or consult with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate
• Education, counseling, and assisting patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors

Qualifications

• Preferred Experience: Previous hospital medicine or inpatient experience preferred; clinical rotations in internal or hospitalist medicine a plus.
• Minimum Education: Advanced Practice Nurse: Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies
• Minimum Requirements or eligible: Advanced Practice Nurse Physician Assistant
• Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner: Wisconsin Physician Assistant License Wisconsin RN License Certification by NCCPA Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
• AHA BLS, DEA Acute Care preferred, Adult or FNP considered